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Corporation fined $250,000, Directors jailed for workplace fatality

Two corporate officers have each been sentenced to 25 days in jail following the death of a worker in Brampton,…
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) – Computer Program Provisions come into force January 15, 2015

Today, the installation of computer program provisions of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) will come into effect. Express consent will now…
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Three new unpaid job-protected ESA leaves of absence in effect October 29, 2014

On October 29, 2014, the provisions of Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), come into…
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Supreme Court rules closure of business following union certification breach of Labour Code

On June 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503…
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Arbitrator upholds termination for excessive absenteeism

A recent arbitration decision upheld the termination of an employee for excessive but innocent absenteeism.  In Sault Area Hospital and…
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Ontario Superior Court decision expands application of severance pay under the ESA

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice may have significant financial implications for organizations with interprovincial operations. …
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Ontario Court of Appeal reduces million dollar punitive damages award against Wal-Mart

On May 22, 2014 the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. and…
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Arbitrator holds Registered Nurse – First Assistant not a new job classification

In The Ottawa Hospital and Ontario Nurses’ Association (May, 2014), Arbitrator Felicity Briggs dismissed a grievance filed by the Ontario…
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Canada amends privacy law with introduction of Bill S-4 - the Digital Privacy Act

On April 8th the federal government introduced Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act.  Bill S-4 received second reading on May…
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Ontario’s mandatory basic occupational health and safety awareness training comes into effect July 1, 2014

Ontario has passed a regulation that will require employers to ensure that workers and supervisors complete mandatory basic occupational health…
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