2021-09-15 21:47
Short Answer: September 30 Holiday In Ontario No, the September 30 holiday is not recognized in Ontario. The September 30 ...
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2021-09-08 22:08
Yes, if you were fired, your employer is free to say you were fired. However, if you were terminated without ...
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2021-08-12 00:22
Who Is Required to Have a Workplace Health and Safety Policy? As per the Occupational Health and Safety Act, in Ontario, ...
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2021-08-11 23:58
It is not always illegal to fire an employee on maternity leave. Employers can lawfully terminate an employee on maternity ...
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2021-08-11 23:43
In Ontario, you cannot collect severance if you retire voluntarily, but you can collect severance if you are asked to ...
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2021-07-30 20:45
There is a misconception that individuals in Ontario simply cannot be let go from their job when they are on ...
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2021-07-16 18:30
In Ontario (and Canada), employment contracts as a concept are enforceable. However, not every employment contract is enforceable. Employment contracts, ...
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2021-07-09 20:25
There is some misconception about wrongful dismissal in Ontario. Particularly, some individuals believe you to prove you were dismissed unfairly ...
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2021-06-29 21:50
Unless they have a written employment contract that says otherwise, every employer in Ontario must give “reasonable notice” of their ...
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2021-06-25 20:59
In our last blog post, we discussed ‘must have’ workplace policies in Ontario. But, in this blog post, we will ...
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2021-06-11 19:36
In Ontario, five workplace policies are required for most employers. While most employers are lawfully required to have these five ...
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2021-06-03 22:02
The duty to mitigate is the rule that individuals who are dismissed from work must look for a new job ...
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2021-05-27 22:22
Generally, whenever someone in Ontario is fired before they start their first day of work, they are entitled to severance ...
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2021-05-20 21:38
Termination And Bonus Law In Ontario Generally, yes, Ontario employees are entitled to their bonus after termination. In Ontario, employees ...
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2021-05-07 21:12
It is clear that workers are starting to get “Zoom fatigue” and that experts agree that one treatment for this condition is ...
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2021-04-30 22:03
No, employers in Ontario do not have to provide benefits to employees. Rather, all Ontario employers must do, by law, ...
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2021-04-23 21:00
In determining what a reasonable severance package in Ontario is, we must discover four factors about a specific employee: The ...
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2021-04-16 22:10
1. Decide whether you want to hire a worker in Canada or someone else located internationally The world is your ...
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2021-04-08 21:20
What is Vacation Pay? Vacation pay is money paid to employees for the time they take off work. Think of ...
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2021-04-01 19:16
What is a toxic workplace? A toxic workplace is a work environment where mean-spirited behaviour among coworkers reigns supreme. A ...
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2021-03-24 23:52
What legally prevents a bad boss or employer? The common law of employment in Canada, provincial statutory employment standards, provincial ...
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2021-03-19 20:16
Once your business has interviewed and selected a suitable candidate, the next steps are offer and acceptance of a job ...
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2021-03-13 00:06
There are no legal requirements for declining a job offer*. Rather, the only requirements for declining a job offer are ...
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2021-03-06 17:29
Congratulations. You were just offered a new job. You have been provided with an offer letter/email and maybe even a ...
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2021-02-26 23:02
Who Gets Long Term Disability? Long term disability (sometimes known as “LTD”) is a type of insurance some employers offer ...
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2021-02-18 23:38
Until the late nineties, employees could, generally, only sue their employers for severance upon termination. There was, generally, no way ...
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2021-02-12 00:03
In layman’s terms, Vicarious liability is when an employer is liable for one of its employees’ wrongs. In other words, ...
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2021-02-03 21:40
Background checks encompassing criminal records, credit, driving history, resume and reference checks have become increasingly common for employers to conduct ...
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2020-12-18 23:59
What is a Fiduciary Duty? A fiduciary duty is when an employee has a common law obligation to put his ...
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2020-12-18 22:20
What is the Difference Between “Termination Pay” and “Severance Pay” in Ontario? Termination pay vs severance pay is a common ...
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2020-12-01 20:37
You may be a job seeker looking for a reference letter, or you may be an employer who was asked ...
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2020-11-20 21:50
After you are approved for and are receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, you must complete bi-weekly EI reports showing that you are ...
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2020-11-14 00:32
It is an implied term of all employment contracts in Ontario that employees must be treated with “dignity and respect”. ...
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2020-11-06 20:21
Severance for contract employees varies greatly depending on a number of circumstances. If a contract worker is an independent contractor, ...
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2020-11-06 19:03
Hourly employees are entitled to severance just the same as annual salary employees. There is no difference in severance “eligibility” ...
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2020-10-30 21:04
What is a resignation letter? A resignation letter is a written notice to your employer that you are planning to ...
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2020-10-21 20:45
Summary dismissal means the employer has just cause to terminate an employee without any notice or pay in lieu of ...
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2020-10-20 21:05
Long Term Disability (“LTD”) insurance policies in Canada generally have a requirement that the employee must be “totally disabled” in ...
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2020-10-06 21:49
If an employee who is terminated from work demands or sues for more severance, and they subsequently earn new income ...
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2020-09-29 20:36
Under the common law in Canada, an employee must be terminated with reasonable notice, or pay in lieu of notice ...
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2020-09-25 20:38
Section 2 of the Regulation Respecting Labour Standards sets out the rules about minimum wage in Quebec. On May 1, 2020, ...
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2020-09-25 17:25
Regulation 396/95 of the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) sets out the rules about minimum wage in British Columbia. On June 1, 2020, British ...
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2020-09-24 20:29
As the CERB winds down on October 3, 2020, Canadians who had to or have to stop working will be ...
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2020-09-23 20:49
Today, September 23, 2020, the Liberal Government announced that it would be extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). Speaking ...
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2020-09-22 23:09
The Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) sets out the rules about minimum wage in Ontario. On October 1, 2020, the ESA was amended to ...
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2020-09-21 22:49
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) collects income tax from working Canadians each calendar year (in Canada, the calendar year runs ...
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2020-09-18 18:39
Severance is taxed just the same as regular income from work in Canada. However, there are ways to avoid paying ...
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2020-09-17 21:21
Punitive damages are monetary compensation awarded to plaintiffs to deter potential wrongdoers from egregious conduct. Punitive Damages concern the defendant’s conduct… Read More
2020-09-04 21:15
My Personal Clio Review I have had Clio now for almost five years. I feel like that is enough time ...
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2020-09-04 18:00
What is pay in lieu? For every “without cause” termination in Canada (and Ontario), an employer must provide “notice” of ...
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2020-09-02 18:59
The proposed Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) will provide $400 per week for up to 26 weeks to workers who are ...
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2020-08-28 19:40
Nepotism in the workplace Nepotism is defined as favouritism toward relatives or personal friends by those in power, who, because ...
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2020-08-19 19:38
The History Of Unjust Dismissal The history of unjust dismissal is fascinating. For a hundred or so years, under the ...
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2020-08-13 19:34
Being terminated for cause means the employee was terminated for serious incompetence or serious misconduct, and, accordingly, no notice (i.e. ...
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2020-08-04 21:35
What Is A Wrongful Dismissal? A wrongful dismissal is simple; it is a termination in breach of the employment contract. ...
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2020-08-04 17:02
What Benefits Can I Get On Maternity? In Canada, expecting mothers and new mothers are entitled to “maternity benefits” known ...
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2020-07-31 20:23
On July 31, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news conference that CERB recipients will soon be transferred to an ...
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2020-07-30 22:59
There are two kinds of interview questions I will cover in this article: Interesting interview questions posed by wildly successfully ...
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2020-07-28 22:14
Yes, you can collect employment insurance (“EI”) when you are terminated without cause. Mainly, EI ‘regular benefits’ were created for ...
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2020-07-28 20:37
Overtime Hours/Pay Ontario If an employee works more than 44 hours in a single week, overtime kicks in, and he ...
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2020-07-22 18:02
Work Break Law (Ontario) The law for breaks at work is governed by Section 20 of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. Under the Employment ...
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2020-07-22 00:46
Yes, generally, an employer in Ontario can force an employee to come back to work during Covid-19. As many businesses ...
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2020-07-19 17:17
Employees who quit are not entitled to severance. Employees only get a severance package if they are fired. Accordingly, in ...
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2020-07-17 23:05
All about resume builders in 2020: When you find yourself looking for a new job, the very first thing you ...
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2020-07-17 16:45
Termination Meaning Termination means one’s employment has come to an end with his or her employer, permanently. In other words, ...
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2020-07-07 18:53
Ontario has nine statutory holidays each calendar year. Statutory holidays are also known as public holidays or stat days, although ...
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2020-07-06 20:56
A leave of absence is a temporary stoppage of work initiated by an employee. What makes a leaves of absence ...
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2020-06-30 16:49
What is severance? Severance means the same thing as “notice”, or “termination pay” or “reasonable notice”, so when we speak ...The post All About Severan… Read More
2020-06-12 21:52
Family Caregiver Leave is unpaid, job-protected leave employees in Ontario can take when they must provide care or support to a ...The post Family Caregiver Leave appeared first on Dutt… Read More
2020-06-12 18:53
Independent Contractor Definition Someone who contracts to do a specific piece of work, and provides his or her equipment, and ...The post Independent Contractor appeared first on Dutton Emp… Read More
2020-05-28 17:49
Family responsibility leave is unpaid, job-protected leave employees in Ontario can take when a close family member suffers an illness ...The post Family Responsibility Leave (Ontario) appea… Read More
2020-05-28 16:43
What is an Employment Agreement? In Ontario, all employment relationships are contractual whether or not a written employment agreement is ...The post Employment Agreements in Ontario appear… Read More
2020-05-22 19:55
Labour law is the law of the unionized workplace. This means that labour law applies to the relationship between an ...The post Labour Law in Ontario appeared first on Dutton Employment Law Read More
2020-05-21 15:47
In Ontario, bereavement leave allows employees to take up to two days of unpaid leave from work each calendar year ...The post Bereavement Leave in Ontario appeared first on Dutton Employmen… Read More
2020-05-15 15:49
Are employers allowed to collect, deduct and distribute tips? Subject to certain protections for workers, yes, employers are permitted to ...The post Tips and Gratuities | Ontario Law | CRA… Read More
2020-05-13 21:09
Inevitably, some employees will find themselves in the difficult position of having to attend a disciplinary or investigatory meeting with ...The post Recording conversations at work (Canada… Read More
2020-05-13 18:15
Yes, you do have to give notice of your resignation in Canada. The common law imposes a duty to provide ...The post Do you have to give two weeks notice in Canada? appeared first on Dutton E… Read More
2020-05-07 21:38
The Ontario government is permitting many kinds of businesses to reopen as COVID-19 conditions improve. The full list of businesses ...The post Ontario Business Reopening FAQ (COVID) appeare… Read More
2020-05-01 20:14
Layoff and termination difference What is the difference between a “layoff” and a “termination”? Is there are any difference between ...The post Laid Off vs Terminate… Read More
2020-05-01 18:46
On May 1, 2020, in response to changing COVID-19 conditions, Premier Ford announced that certain Ontario businesses can reopen if ...The post List of Businesses that can Open in Ontario (COV… Read More
2020-04-30 22:51
What are the hours of work in Ontario? Although the standard 9-5 is ubiquitous, it wasn’t always this way. Up ...The post Hours of Work (Ontario) appeared first on Dutton Employment La… Read More
2020-04-22 22:23
Welcome to Dutton Employment Law. Contained below is our guide to the Ontario Employment Standards Act (“ESA”). Clicking on the ...The post Employment Standards Act appeared firs… Read More
2020-04-15 18:21
New CERB Changes On April 15, 2020 the Government of Canada announced that it will expand the Canada Emergency Response ...The post Expanded Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) appeared… Read More
2020-04-08 20:25
Canada launches new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) On March 27, the Government of Canada announced a new wage subsidy ...The post Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy FAQ (COVID-19) appeared… Read More
2020-04-06 19:39
Employment law mediator Barry Fisher posed 10 questions about employment law and the post-coronavirus world to the Ontario employment law ...The post Employment Law Post-Coronavirus appeared… Read More
2020-04-06 13:46
April 6, 2020 On the morning of April 6, 2020, the Government of Canada officially launched the Canada Emergency Response ...The post April 6: CERB Portal Login Now Available appeared first… Read More
2020-03-27 19:10
In response to the economic impact COVID-19 is having on Canadian small – medium-sized employers, the Government of Canada announced ...The post Help for Canadian Small Businesses (COV… Read More
2020-03-25 18:06
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government has proposed legislation to establish a new kind of income replacement ...The post Canada Emergency Response Benefit appeared first… Read More
2020-03-24 18:25
Ontario Employers are responsible for protecting the health and safety of employees at work. They are required to take all ...The post Employer Health and Safety FAQ (COVID-19) appeared firs… Read More
2020-03-23 23:34
Employment Law Insights: the March 24 Ontario Order for the Closure of all Non-Essential Workplaces In response to the COVID-19 ...The post Ontario: Closure of all Non-Essential Workplaces a… Read More
2020-03-23 20:38
What is the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit? The Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (“SUB”) is a Government of Canada program made pursuant to ...The post Supplemental Unemploym… Read More
2020-03-23 16:19
Two legal schemes, (1) employment standards and (2) the common law interplay with each-other in reference to temporary layoffs in ...The post Temporary Layoff (Ontario) appeared first on Dut… Read More
2020-03-20 15:39
New Kind of Coronavirus Work Leave in Ontario In response to the coronavirus pandemic, on March 16, 2020, the Ontario ...The post Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (COVID-19) appeared first… Read More
2020-03-19 17:23
Employers in Ontario facing economic hardship have several options to manage employees, avoid risk and save expenses in the face ...The post Employer options in an economic downturn (COVID-1… Read More
2020-03-18 18:20
Many are wondering, is a temporary layoff caused by Coronavirus COVID-19 related business slowdowns and closures a “construcuve dismissal”? Temporary ...The post Is a Layoff a Co… Read More
2020-03-17 23:02
Interested in learning about employment insurance (EI) regular benefits, sickness benefits or parental benefits? Read our guide to employment insurance ...The post All about Employment Insur… Read More
2020-03-17 20:05
Probationary Period Definition A probationary period is a timeframe to which an employer can terminate an employee without notice (i.e. ...The post Probationary Period appeared first on Dutt… Read More
2020-03-13 17:07
Workplace Stress Definition Suffering from severe stress at work and interested in learning about stress leave in Ontario? You are ...
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2020-03-11 19:28
Learn about employee rights and the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ontario. Has your employment been affected by coronavirus? Do ...
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2020-02-27 23:28
Interested in how to explain termination without cause? Want to learn if you can sue for a termination without cause? Read ...The post Termination Without Cause (Ontario) appeared first… Read More
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