The Saskatchewan Employment Act underwent significant amendments on May 17, 2023, with the purpose of enhancing occupational health and safety in workplaces across the province. These changes, which have now …
Monthly Archives
May 2023
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Welding instructor at NAIT in conflict with employer, union after being fired over alleged misconduct towards female students
A post-secondary teacher in Alberta found himself at odds with his employer and his union after being fired for alleged inappropriate behavior towards female students. The teacher, who rejected the …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Canadian work experience no longer required for engineers in Ontario: Province
The Ontario government is taking a significant step forward in assisting internationally-trained immigrants to work in their respective fields of expertise. The government recently introduced legislation that prohibits regulated professions …
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Featured
Lush’s layoff, termination of worker had nothing to do with her Multiple Sclerosis: Tribunal
A worker at a Lush Handmade Cosmetics store in Calgary was not discriminated against because of her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was terminated following an extended pandemic-related layoff and …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is the start — not the end — of efforts to address the issue in supply chains
By Kam Phung, Simon Fraser University and Genevieve LeBaron, Simon Fraser University On May 3, Canada passed legislation aimed at addressing modern slavery — a term that typically encompasses forced …
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Legal News
Law Society of Ontario launches Guide to Experiential Training, a new online series of learning modules
By the Law Society of Ontario The Law Society of Ontario has launched the Guide to Experiential Training— a new series of online learning modules, videos and resources to help experiential training …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & SafetyWrongful Dismissal
B.C. man, fired by text after disclosing he had Hepatitis C, awarded $67K by human rights tribunal
A B.C. worker, fired callously by text message after he told his employer he had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, has been awarded more than $67,000 by the province’s human …
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Patrick J. Monahan has been appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Monahan was a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario in Toronto. He …
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FeaturedRecommendedSpotlight Story
Top 7 employment law issues that will affect Ontario employers in 2023
by Lai King Humby Lai King HumAs we leave behind 2022, the long shadow of COVID-19 continues to linger and may have changed our workplaces forever. Perhaps the most significant workplace trend with long term effects …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
UQAM student groups denounce interference in unionizing school service center interns
UQAM Education Students Association (ADEESE) and UQAM Student Employees Union (SÉTUE) have denounced interference from the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec (CSQ) in their attempt to unionize school service center …