There is a misconception that individuals in Ontario simply cannot be let go from their job when they are on a long-term disability leave/benefits. Rather, for one, generally, employers in Ontario can terminate any employee without cause for most business reasons, at any time, including when they are on long term disability. Second, employers can …
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In Ontario, five workplace policies are required for most employers. While most employers are lawfully required to have these five HR policies in place, they can create them themselves. There is no need to get a lawyer or other third-party HR consultant to create them. However, a good lawyer or another HR expert can help …
Who Gets Long Term Disability? Long term disability (sometimes known as “LTD”) is a type of insurance some employers offer their employees as a “group benefit”. Many employers who offer LTD to their staff pay all of their employee’s monthly premiums, while some employers require that their employees contribute to all or part of their …
Long Term Disability (“LTD”) insurance policies in Canada generally have a requirement that the employee must be “totally disabled” in order to receive LTD benefits. But what does “totally disabled” mean? The Definition Of “Totally Disabled” “Totally disabled” is a legal term, with a special meaning, that is generally a prerequisite for LTD insurance, which …
Workplace Stress Definition Suffering from severe stress at work and interested in learning about stress leave in Ontario? You are not alone, according to the Globe and Mail, it is estimated that one in five people in the workforce experience mental health issues, including severe stress. It is also estimated that 500,000 Canadians call in sick due to …
UPDATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2020 Learn about employee rights and the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ontario. Has your employment been affected by coronavirus? Do you have to go to work because of coronavirus? Here is everything you need to know about employment rights and coronavirus. Various levels of governments have proposed and now …
What is undue hardship? The right to accommodation at work in Canada is not absolute. Employers can terminate or suspend disabled employees. Employers only have an obligation to accommodate disabled employees up to “undue hardship”. Thus, the question becomes, what is undue hardship? Undue hardship is a fluid, case-by-case contextual examination of any of number …