What are the hours of work in Ontario? Although the standard 9-5 hours of work is ubiquitous, it wasn’t always this way. Up until the 19th century, hours of work were hazardously long. In 1884, Ontario made laws to address these concerns, and in 2020, the average workday looks a lot different than our primitive …
What is a non-disclosure agreement? A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a contractual term between an employer and an employee, generally to protect some form of the employer’s confidential information. NDAs are used whenever there are sensitive information or trade secrets that the employer does not want to be released to the public. An NDA may …
Welcome to Dutton Employment Law. Contained below is our guide to the Ontario Employment Standards Act (“ESA”). Clicking on the links below for the basic rights in the Employment Standards Act will take you to our summary article on each specific topic. What is the Employment Standards Act? The Employment Standards Act, officially called the Employment …
Employment law mediator Barry Fisher posed 10 questions about employment law and the post-coronavirus world to the Ontario employment law bar. I will try and answer each question in this article. 1. The longer these temporary layoffs continue the more employees will seriously look at the temporary layoff = termination argument. Yes, I agree. Certainly, …
In response to the economic impact COVID-19 is having on Canadian small – medium-sized employers, the Government of Canada announced a series of new temporary measures to help Canadian employers stay afloat and make payroll. New COVID-19 75% Wage Subsidy On March 27, the Government of Canada announced an enhanced wage subsidy for businesses suffering …
Updated: July 30, 2020 Ontario Employers are responsible for protecting the health and safety of employees at work. They are required to take all reasonable measures to ensure employees are not exposed to the COVID-19 virus. What duties does an employer have (COVID-19)? The Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) has specific duties for employers …
Employment Law Insights: the March 24 and April 3 Ontario Orders for the Closure of all Non-Essential Workplaces Updated as of May 6, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, the Ontario Government will order the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces on Tuesday, March 24th at 11:59 p.m. This closure will be in …
Two legal schemes, (1) employment standards and (2) the common law interplay with each other in reference to temporary layoffs in Ontario. Read below for the employment standards procedure for temporary layoffs, but read further to discover that employers following Ontario employment standards procedure can still result in a common law “constructive dismissal“. Lastly read …
New Kind of Coronavirus Work Leave in Ontario In response to the coronavirus pandemic, on March 16, 2020, the Ontario government proposed that employees with coronavirus illness, symptoms or quarantine can take a new kind of indefinite leave called “Infectious Disease Emergency Leave” under a new law called the “Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease …
Update, June 2: In a surprise regulation issued on May 29, 2020, retroactive to March 1, 2020 and until Ontario’s emergency order is no longer in place, all covid related temporary lay-offs will be deemed an infectious disease emergency leave. O. Reg. 228/20 appears to attempt to make life more predictable for employers. It prevents …