Resources

WEBINAR

Best Practices for Employers: Sailing Through A Recession

Businesses need to adopt best practices proactively to withstand the potential of an impending recession, which is especially apparent in some Canadian industries and sectors. This webinar looks at employer strategies for…

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August Employer Alert: Staffing Your Company – Make Sure You Comply with the New Ontario Licensing Requirements

Over the last several decades, staffing companies have become an important part of our economy. They provide employers across multiple sectors with experienced and trained workers, as and when needed. This is…

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July 2023 Employer Alert: Court Confirms Employer Can Dismiss Employee Where Side Job is a Problem

Over the last decade, there has been a rise in the number of workers with a second job (often referred to as a side hustle or side job). Now with inflation, even…

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June 2023 Employer Alert: Employers Now Prohibited from Working Together to Address Poaching and Wages

As of Friday June 23, 2023, the Competition Act of Canada has been amended to prohibit employers from entering into non-poaching agreements and wage-fixing agreements with their competitors. As such, it is now a…

WEBINAR

Keeping Your Employer Handbook Up-To-Date

While the most critical document in an employment relationship is the written employment agreement, the second most critical document is the employee handbook. It fulfills multiple legal obligations and can also be…

ALERT

April 2023 Employer Alert: Construction Employers Need to Be Aware of How Quickly They Can Become a Unionized Employer

For most industries in Canada, unionizing efforts are apparent to the employer and unionization only occurs after all relevant workers have had a chance to vote on whether they want to be…

WEBINAR

Stopping the Competition: Using Restrictive Covenants

When an employee goes to your competition or becomes your competition, the consequences can be financially significant. Conversely, you might be on the other side – looking to hire a star employee…

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March 2023 Employer Alert: Court of Appeal Confirms the Need to Present New Employment Agreements with Promotions

An employment agreement is arguably the most important document that an employer can have in place. The agreement can define and limit numerous employer obligations (e.g. overtime pay obligations) and can establish employee obligations…

WEBINAR

Annual Labour Law Update

Each year, there are amendments to legislation, arbitration decisions, and case law that impact your obligations, rights, and powers as a unionized employer. In this webinar, we review a sampling of key…

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February Employer Alert: Tracking Hours of Work Can Allow Employers to Hold Employees Liable for Time Theft

All Canadian employers are legally required to track their employees’ hours of work. In particular, each jurisdiction has employment legislation that confirms the requirement for employers to track hours of work. Even…

ALERT

January Employer Alert: Employer Best Practices for Sailing Through a Recession

There is currently a fair amount of speculation about whether a recession is coming in 2023. Based on certain industries and sectors in Canada, it certainly appears there may already be a…

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December 2022 Employer Alert: Government of Canada Changes Sickness Benefits – What Does This Mean For Employers?

When an employee is ill or disabled, and cannot be reasonably accommodated, then the employee is normally placed on a leave of absence. This leave of absence is initially unpaid, except to…