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Federal Budget 2018 – Key labour and employment-related provisions

The federal government tabled its 2018 Budget, entitled “Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class” in the House of Commons…
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Arbitrator reinstates nurse discharged for disparaging remarks

A nurse who was discharged from her employment for making disparaging comments about her employer has been reinstated.  In North…
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Court of Appeal upholds termination clause

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision represents a promising shift in how courts will interpret termination clauses.  In Nemeth…
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The Top Employment Law Cases of 2017

It is undeniable that 2017 was an exciting and important year in employment law.  The courts wrestled with complicated and…
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Bill C-65 – Amendments to the Canada Labour Code dealing with harassment and violence and to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act dealing with occupational health and safety

In the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, debate is slated to begin on the federal government’s Bill C-65, which,…
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Federal Court of Appeal rules attendance management policy not discriminatory – no adverse effect on employees

Attendance management policies (AMPs), and in particular what types of absences are included for the purposes of AMPs, are often…
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Changes to EI benefits came into effect December 3, 2017

As part of the 2017 Budget, the federal government announced a number of significant changes to the insured benefits available…
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Update on Bill 148 – The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017

On July 20, 2017, we reported on the changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, and the Labour Relations Act,…
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Bill 148 – The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017

Readers of Focus will recall that on May 31, 2017, prior to the introduction of Bill 148, we highlighted the…
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CASL Updates - Private right of action for CASL non-compliance suspended; transition period for implied consent ends July 1, 2017

Many readers of Focus will be familiar with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”), which came into force on July 1st, 2014. …
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