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Un-Just Cause Clause: Unenforceable termination provisions in employment contracts
Are the termination provisions in your employment contract enforceable? The answer may be no. Two recent decisions of the Ontario Court...
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Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Ontario’s Weak Right to Disconnect Legislation
On June 2nd, Ontario’s so-called “right to disconnect” law came into effect. The Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Act”), stipulates the...
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Nov 28, 20222 min read
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RECAP: What’s Happening with the CUPE Strike?
On October 31, 2022, the Ford government celebrated Halloween by spooking unions everywhere with the introduction of Bill 28, or the...
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Nov 23, 20222 min read
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Should Articling Students Receive a Minimum Wage? Mixed Reactions to $620/Week Minimum Compensation
On April 28, 2022, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) voted 25 to 24 to implement a $620 per week mandatory minimum compensation for...
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
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Proposed OHS Regulations: Requirement to provide menstrual products
Currently, under the Canada Labour Code, OHS Regulations require employers to provide sanitation supplies such as toilet paper, soap,...
lelsutoronto
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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Ontario’s Nursing Shortage: A Precarious Work Analysis
Stories of Ontario’s nursing shortage and its devastating impact on patient care are becoming worryingly commonplace. In the face of...
lelsutoronto
Nov 8, 20223 min read
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“A Shocking Betrayal”: Canada’s Leading Private Sector Union Strikes Controversial Deal with Uber
In January 2022, Uber Canada (“Uber”) and United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (“UFCW”) reached an unprecedented “historic national...
lelsutoronto
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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You’re Being Watched at Work: Employers now required to disclose electronic monitoring of employees
The advance in remote work during the pandemic led to the practice of increasingly invasive surveillance mechanisms imposed on employees....
lelsutoronto
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Limit on International Student Work Temporarily Removed to Address Labour Shortage
The federal government is temporarily allowing international students to work more hours per week in an attempt to address Canada’s...
lelsutoronto
Oct 15, 20222 min read
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Is a Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Still Reasonable in the Workplace?
In a decision released on September 12, 2022, Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited v United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada, Local...
lelsutoronto
Oct 13, 20223 min read
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Ontario Minimum Wage Increase and Its Impact on the Tipped Worker
Discussing recent changes to the Ontario minimum wage On January 1st, 2022, the Ontario government introduced legislation that raises the...
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Mar 2, 20222 min read
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