Dutton Employment Law
220 Bay Street M5J 2W4 Toronto, ON, Canada

The minimum wage in Ontario goes up to $14.25 from $14.00 on October 1, 2020. https://duttonlaw.ca/minimum-wage-ontario/

How much taxes will you owe this year? Check the Canadian tax brackets on our guide.

Often misunderstood, read all about punitive damages in employment law cases in Canada. https://duttonlaw.ca/punitive-damages/

Pay in lieu or working notice? What's the difference?

This new benefit for Canadians is coming soon.

Everything to know about EI maternity benefits in Canada!

Major Update Alert. The end of the CERB? A new EI system? Read all about it!

22 Famous Interview Questions. https://duttonlaw.ca/interview-questions/

Many people ask so we decided to answer!

Read our latest post: All About Terminations

Everything you need to know about severance.

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What is the difference between a layoff and termination?

Our just-released detailed guide to the Employment Standards Act in Ontario.

All about the newly announced Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, with new details that came today from the Department of Finance.

Employment Law Issues in the Post-Coronavirus World.

Updated (April 1) CERB FAQ

Employment Law Alert. March 23, 2020. Ontario mandatory order to close non-essential workplaces.

An old government of Canada program called the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit can help employers save money while making their employees whole if they are laid off or on a sick leave, quarantine or Infectious Disease Emergency Leave. https://duttonlaw.ca/supplemental-unemployment-benefit/

Fresh article: All about Temporary Layoffs in Ontario, with a special caveat regarding layoffs and coronavirus. https://duttonlaw.ca/temporary-layoff-ontario

All about the new kind of work leave (Infectious Disease Emergency Leave) enacted yesterday by the Ontario government in response to Coronavirus. https://duttonlaw.ca/infectious-disease-emergency-leave-co/

Is a temporary layoff a constructive dismissal in regards to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and related economic slow-down? Read our latest article for insight. https://duttonlaw.ca/is-a-layoff-a-constructive-dismissal-/

Read our new guide to employment probationary periods in Canada. https://duttonlaw.ca/probationary-period/

Read our guide to employment insurance in Canada, with information about COVID-19 benefits. https://duttonlaw.ca/all-about-employment-insurance-ei/

Updated information as of noon on March 16, 2020 regarding employee rights and COVID-19 1. as of March 16, 2020, the Ontario government has proposed that employees with coronavirus illness, symptoms or quarantine can take as many job-protected sick days as they require. To be clear, with these proposed changes, an employee cannot be terminated with cause for taking a sick leave due to coronavirus illness, symptoms or quarantine. 2. the Ontario government has proposed that an ...employer is not permitted to ask an employee for a doctors note evidencing that the employee is sick with coronavirus or under a quarantine. 3. both of the above-noted changes to the Employment Standards Act would be retroactive to January 25, 2020. 4. the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which is an arm's length governmental body tasked with preventing discrimination through public policy, but is not a decision maker, agreed with our earlier position, in that the Human Rights Code ground of "disability" is in fact engaged in relation to COVID-19 because it carries "significant social stigma". #covid-19 #coronavirus Read more: https://duttonlaw.ca/coronavirus-and-employment-rights/

Everything you need to know about stress leave in Ontario: https://duttonlaw.ca/stress-leave-ontario/

Coronavirus. Know your rights as an employee. #coronavirus #covid19 #employeerights #employmentlaw https://duttonlaw.ca/coronavirus-and-employment-rights/

The effect of severance on your EI entitlements.

Check out our infographic on Average Severance Pay in Ontario. https://duttonlaw.ca//Average-Severance-Pay-in-Ontario-Inf

Review our guide to Parental Leave in Ontario. https://duttonlaw.ca/parental-leave-in-ontario-faq/