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ESA 2000, GEA 2001 now in force
October 1, 2001
Two statutes affecting Ontario employment and labour legislation have received royal assent. The Government Efficiency Act, 2001 (GEA) and the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)
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Ontario Court of Appeal reverses verdict holding employer liable for road accident caused by employee
October 1, 2001
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently dismissed an action for damages against the employer of an impaired driver. In a case reported in the
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“Stealth and deceit”: Ontario Court of Appeal slams ex-employees who exploited confidential information
October 1, 2001
The Ontario Court of Appeal has handed down a decision that will be of some comfort to employers wary of the spectre of ex-employees using
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Ontario Human Rights Commission issues guidelines on accommodating disability
October 1, 2001
On March 22, 2001, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released its “Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate”. The document is the
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Ensuring compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: what your organization should do
October 1, 2001
In the last issue of FOCUS, we discussed the main outlines of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which came into
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Ontario Government backs off on plans for super-tribunal
October 1, 2001
On June 15, the Ontario government announced that it was dropping its plans for a single labour tribunal. The “super-tribunal”, as reported in “From six
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