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According to a new study, introducing vaccine mandates at work might be good for business: http://ow.ly/fBMf30rDCSh #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer #COVID19

About 80 per cent of jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered, leaving 600,000 fewer Canadians working than when the pandemic started: http://ow.ly/iOWm30rDtpC #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer #COVID19

As diversity and inclusion are becoming more and more important at the workplace, employers are also taking stances against the use of racial or ethnic insults. This was at issue in a recent Ontario case where the use of racial slurs justified an employee's termination. http://ow.ly/sHtW30rDrIX #WorkplaceHarassment #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer

Uber is asking the provinces to amend labour legislation so that gig-economy workers would be formally classified as self-employed and would accumulate benefit funds: http://ow.ly/bZwv30rCMqI #LabourLegislation #TorontoLawyer

When the Ontario government passed legislation in 2016 mandating workers’ compensation coverage for first responders to be presumptive, a gap existed for some employers: http://ow.ly/6DnN30rCDoG #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer

The federal government is providing $1.5 billion to underrepresented groups in Canada hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic: http://ow.ly/wPiB30rkwI9 #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer #COVID19

After having one of its lowest unemployment rates in history just months ago, the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area now has the highest unemployment rate in the entire country: http://ow.ly/MPzr30rkjKH #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer #Unemployment

In our latest blog, we discuss a new proposed Ontario Bill that could limit exposure to liability connected to COVID-19, for workers, individuals and businesses. http://ow.ly/Xear30rjTkE #TorontoLawyer #COVID19 #EmploymentLaw

Getting fired can be very traumatic even if you're expecting it: http://ow.ly/jI4230rjtxy #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer

GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, if a new labour deal with its largest union is ratified: http://ow.ly/GWw630rjjuC #Unions #EmploymentLawyer #OntarioEconomy

Some city employees are questioning why they and the public weren't directly informed by health officials and their local union about a confirmed case of COVID-19: http://ow.ly/LFSn30rbeze #COVID19 #TorontoLawyer #EmploymentLawyer #Unions #WorkplaceSafety

The federal minister overseeing key aid programs for workers during the pandemic says there could still be changes to a proposed package of income-support benefits: http://ow.ly/Kc9Y30rb46Y #COVID19 #EmploymentLawyer #TorontoLawyer #EmploymentLaw

Asked about imminent new City requirements around the wearing of masks, Mayor John Tory said he felt more could be done in workplaces. The virus has been seen to be spread in there and new mask provisions are likely to apply as a result, Tory said: http://ow.ly/BCTf30ravU1

"There’s a lot of people who have these independent contractor relationships, and they don’t realize that they’re actually being treated as if they’re employees": http://ow.ly/7kFO30r9Yqo #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

A new report from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce says affordable childcare offerings, flexible work arrangements and support for job training are all key to helping women recover from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: http://ow.ly/o7mw30r9Bos #employmentlawyer

Organizations representing family physicians and teaching staff say there's an uptick in the number of Ontario teachers requesting medical exemptions from work amid growing concerns over potential COVID-19 transmission in schools: http://ow.ly/ZdcJ30r9aC6 #employmentlaw

Blog: When an employer fails to properly investigate claims of assault in the workplace, it can leave employees feeling unsafe and unheard. http://ow.ly/eCec30r7YL0 #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #humanrights

Here is how to navigate a return to in-person work as safely as possible: http://ow.ly/l8xd30r7lhc #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #backtowork #covid19

A California appeals court halted a court order that would have forced Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to treat their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors: http://ow.ly/PdZk30r6CQy #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

An escalating disagreement over school reopening safety standards between Ontario's major teachers' unions and Premier Doug Ford's government could be headed to the province's labour board, a letter to union members said late Tuesday: http://ow.ly/r65W30r6oOl

Blog: In some cases a workplace may become so toxic it could be labelled as a ‘poisoned workplace’, which could create rights for the affected employee(s). http://ow.ly/dX0J30r5Yks #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer #humanrights #harassment

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a chronic source of stress and anxiety for many, anticipating a return to the office can be another: http://ow.ly/rRxA30r5mRc #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers association says it agrees with workers and their advocates that an independent "oversight agency" is needed to investigate complaints about workplaces in the agri-farm sector: http://ow.ly/rlUj30r5byc #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

Ontario public servants may not be required to wear face masks in all instances when they return to work, according to provincial government documents: http://ow.ly/PXLl30r4ZSx #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

Blog: Managers and supervisors have long been exempted from the right to overtime pay in Ontario under the Employment Standards Act. However, a new class-action lawsuit is demanding a second look at the exemption requirements, and when exactly the exemption should apply. http://ow.ly/TD0G30r4NOy #employmentlawyer #ESA

"The EI rules should be changed to require only 300 hours of work for those whose unemployment term begins after March 15, says CCPA": http://ow.ly/z8ug30r4dGo #employmentlaw #employeers #employees

Proposed suit alleges Starbucks Canada store managers are victims of long-standing systemic misclassification that unfairly exempts them from overtime pay: http://ow.ly/AmZH30r415R #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer via Toronto Star

The survey, which examined Canadian organizations’ preparedness for returning to work, also found 75 per cent of respondents believe they currently have workplace-related policies and practices that address the health: http://ow.ly/XTvg30r3B02 #employmentlaw #employers #employees

Blog: Employers need to take steps to protect their employees' health as offices reopen, however these steps must align with human rights considerations. http://ow.ly/lLoy30r3aLE #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

Temporary workers ‘in a very skewed relationship’ with employers, says organizer: http://ow.ly/h1JI30r2ZM6 #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

Offices in Toronto may be allowed to reopen as part of Stage 3 but water-cooler chitchat, work events, and even indoor meetings may not be returning for a while. http://ow.ly/ocei30r2Moo #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

Blog: As Ontario moves out of the state of emergency, rules are changing in several respects relating to employment law, including layoffs and CEWS entitlements. http://ow.ly/KnDM30r2C6A #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

"The complaint alleges that Flores’s employment was terminated unjustly in a reprisal against him for speaking out about the poor working conditions his employer subjected him to": http://ow.ly/Xb5M30r1Tw0 #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

Blog: The Ontario Court of Appeal recently invalidated two terms in an employee's contract which denied commission after the termination date. http://ow.ly/6Djm30r10lb #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

As most of Ontario enters the final stage of the government's reopening plan, many employees are wondering how long they will continue to work from home: http://ow.ly/8Rr930r0ciG #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

Front-line hospital staff in Ontario are planning a five-minute in-hospital protest this morning to fight the proposed extension of the province's emergency orders: http://ow.ly/1PBX30qZLiS #employmentlaw

A poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggested tensions are flaring between workers and employers, with around 27 per cent of 3,389 employers polled indicating some of their laid-off staff have refused to return to work: http://ow.ly/A5fG30qZx8h #employmentlaw

A number of updates have been recently announced that have the potential to affect both employers and employees. In our latest blog, we provide an overview of the key highlights: http://ow.ly/VWa830qZ3MB #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #covid19

A new report sent to the Ministry of Labour has found that hundreds of thousands of Ontarians are being exposed to carcinogens on the job, with almost 3000 cases of cancer diagnosed each year linked to workplace hazards: http://ow.ly/lIbl30qYOj2 #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

A union representing Ontario health-care workers says it’s planning a series of escalating political and legal actions, including brief work interruptions, in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers: http://ow.ly/uoSH30qYkFd #employmentlawyer #emplaw

Ontario Premier Doug Ford will unveil plans to move forward to the next stage of the province's reopening plan on Monday: http://ow.ly/ureb30qY7aZ #phasethree #ontario #employmentlaw #employers #employees

Blog: The federal government recently issued the final draft of incoming regulations set to prevent and address workplace violence and harassment. http://ow.ly/EeSr30qXzUL #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #covid19

The Montreal-based tea seller, which operates more than 230 locations in Canada and the U.S., said in a news release that it is seeking protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: http://ow.ly/qIJg30qXgyb #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

Some experts and researchers suggest employers should consider a type of four-day work week that allows employees to work fewer hours and get paid their same weekly salary: http://ow.ly/TWPU30qX14e #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer

As the province continues reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, the provincial government will provide free online workplace health and safety training for the first time ever in Ontario. http://ow.ly/rKA730qWLxw #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw

Blog: The country's highest court has declared that a clause requiring drivers to bring complaints before an arbitrator in the Netherlands is 'unconscionable'. http://ow.ly/jXun30qVUNY #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #uber

Health-care workers in local hospitals are still waiting for their pandemic pay, more than two months after the province promised it for the "dedication and sacrifice" of frontline workers: http://ow.ly/4Jmm30qVDIU #employmentlaw #employmentlawyer