Have You Complied With The AODA’s Customer Service Standard? Time is Running Out
Effective January 1, 2012, the Customer Service Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) applies to all people, businesses and organizations that provide goods or services, […]
Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here
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Employers across Ontario will soon be required to post in the workplace a new awareness poster released by the Ministry of Labour (MOL): “Health and Safety at Work Prevention Starts […]
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named in 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one of the most […]
Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59
Administrative Law Labour Law Standard of Review-Labour Arbitration
Working in Canada: An Overview of Employment Law
Among the most challenging and complex issues faced by businesses, governments, organizations and individuals are those that arise in the workplacein the relationships between management and employee, worker and employer […]
An Ounce of Prevention: What Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes to Ontario’s Health and Safety System
New Ontario law changes the face of occupational health and safety regulation.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – Customer Service Standard
The Customer Service Standard addresses the business practices and training required to provide goods and services to people with disabilities.
Case Law Update: Ontario (Attorney General) v Fraser
Charter Freedom of Association Collective Bargaining Agricultural Workers
Legislative Update: Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act
Labour Law Essential Services Toronto Transit Commission
Are Pension Benefits Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages?
Introduction The general measure of damages in a wrongful dismissal case is the amount that an employee would have earned had he or she been given proper working notice. In […]
Mind the tax: Considerations for ex-patriot employees working in Canada
Here are some key issues you should address before making the decision to transfer an employee to work in Canada.
Focus on Gaps in Employment and Continuity of Service
One of the key factors in determining the reasonable notice period on termination of employment is the length of the employee’s service.
Case Law Update: Piresferreira v. Ayotte
[2010] O.J. No. 2224, released 28 May 2010Employment Law – Causes of Action Negligent Infliction of Mental Suffering Not Available in Employment Context
Quiz: Social Networking Liabilities, Risks, and Rights of Employees and Employers
What happens when the virtual world impacts the real one, and how is labour and employment law dealing with those impacts?
Getting Municipalities to Work, or Getting Work to Municipalities: Protection and Conversion of Employment Lands
Over the course of the last decade a variety of factors have contributed to the migration of employment uses.