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 …
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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 …
Many are wondering, is a temporary layoff caused by Coronavirus COVID-19 related business slowdowns and closures a “constructive dismissal”? Temporary layoff and constructive dismissal A “temporary layoff” is a procedure enshrined in government minimum employment standards legislation called the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), which permits employers to temporarily layoff employees without triggering a “Termination” as …
Employment Insurance Interested in learning about employment insurance (“EI”) regular benefits, sickness benefits, emergency benefits or parental benefits? Read our guide to employment insurance in Canada below. What is employment insurance? Employment insurance is money from the federal government paid to eligible employees who stop working. Employment Insurance provides partial income replacement when an employee …
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 …
This article has been updated on March 20, 2020, with news of proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act, but may still be out of date due to Ontario legislation changes resulting from COVID-19, which are currently in flux. Maximum sick leave in Ontario Section 50.2 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act (minimum statutory protections for Ontario …