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Dec 15, 2021

FEDERAL COURT REFUSES TO ISSUE INJUNCTION, RULING THAT MANDATORY VACCINATION POLICY DOES NOT FORCE EMPLOYEES TO GET VACCINATED

It may seem strange to reason that a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy does not in fact force someone to get vaccinated, but that is exactly wh...

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Dec 8, 2021

ONTARIO IS EXTENDING COVID-19 PAID SICK DAYS AND IDEL INTO 2022

Originally set to expire on December 31, 2021, Premier Doug Ford’s government has announced that it is extending the Worker Income Protection...

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Dec 3, 2021

By Susan Crawford

Working for Workers Act Passed by Ontario Government

On Tuesday, November 30, Ontario passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021 which was first tabled in October and received royal assent on T...

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Dec 1, 2021

BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT: CERB BENEFITS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FROM REASONABLE NOTICE AWARDS

Earlier this year, the Employers’ Edge blog wrote about the Fogelman v. IFG decision, where the Ontario Superior Court considered the im...

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Nov 25, 2021

By Kelsey Orth

It’s the most wonderful time of (another) not so wonderful year…CCPartners’ tips for safely navigating the holiday season during our second year of COVID-19

Every year the team at CCPartners provides our readers with tips for navigating the holiday season, and in particular holiday parties, without invi...

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Nov 18, 2021

ARBITRATOR UPHOLDS COVID-19 VACCINE POLICY REQUIRING TESTING FOR UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES

In our latest two blogs, which you can find here and here, we have summarized recent arbitration decisions dealing with the reasonableness of vario...

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Nov 15, 2021

By Mike MacLellan

COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Aren’t a Shot in the Dark: Arbitrator Strikes Down Employer’s Vax Mandate but Provides Guidance

Last week’s Employer’s Edge blog reviewed the first labour arbitration case in Ontario to consider a challenge to an employer’s m...

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Nov 11, 2021

By Kelsey Orth

HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: MANDATORY VACCINATION POLICY SURVIVES CHALLENGE AT ARBITRATION

In one of the first decisions to be released in Ontario on the subject, an arbitrator has upheld a mandatory vaccination policy that was challenged...

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Nov 4, 2021

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT DECLINES TO ISSUE INJUNCTION ON COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY ​

In the recent decision of Blake v University Health Network, 2021 ONSC 7139, Justice Dunphy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that emp...

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Oct 28, 2021

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA FINDS LABOUR ARBITRATOR HAS EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT IN UNIONIZED WORKPLACE

In the recent decision of Northern Regional Health Authority v Horrocks the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has ruled that a unionized ...

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Oct 27, 2021

NEW LEGISLATION: ONTARIO CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR WORKERS

Today, October 25, 2021, the Ontario government is introducing legislation with a goal to better protect, support and attract workers to the provin...

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Oct 25, 2021

ONTARIO RELEASES PLAN TO GRADUALLY LIFT REMAINING PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY MEASURES

On October 22, 2021 the Ontario government announced that it has released a plan, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, which o...

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Oct 20, 2021

ONCA Overturns Decision Granting Vesting of Stocks during Common Law Notice Period

Last year, we blogged on a particularly frustrating decision of the Ontario Superior Court which held that the otherwise legally enforceable termin...

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Oct 15, 2021

Court Upholds Just Cause Termination of Long Service, 75-Year Old Employee Due to Dishonesty and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Just cause terminations are often referred to as “capital punishment” in the Employment and Labour Law world. This is owing to the fact...

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Oct 5, 2021

Court Throws out Challenge to Government of Saskatchewan Vaccination Policy

A growing number of provinces are implementing vaccine mandates requiring proof of vaccination to attend social events, participate in recreational...

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Sep 29, 2021

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ISSUES POLICY STATEMENT ON VACCINE MANDATES AND PROOF OF VACCINE STATUS

As of September 22, 2021, many businesses are required to screen their patrons for proof of vaccination as a condition of entry. On the same day, t...

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Sep 23, 2021

SO YOU THINK YOU’RE EXEMPT? DISCUSSING ONTARIO’S MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FROM COVID-19 VACCINATION

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine passport system is sparking a growing conversation on what counts as a valid medical or religious exemption. Individuals...

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Sep 20, 2021

NEW HOPE FOR TERMINATION CLAUSES IN RECENT ONTARIO DECISION DISTINGUISHING WAKSDALE

In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Rahman v Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2021 ONSC 5961, the Court distinguished ...

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Sep 16, 2021

Employer Obligations for Upcoming Federal Election

Election Day is quickly approaching and eligible voters who haven’t already cast their ballot by mail or at advance voting stations will be h...

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Sep 8, 2021

AN OVERVIEW OF CANADA’S NEW STATUTORY HOLIDAY: THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Earlier this year, the government of Canada officially passed legislation establishing a new federal statutory holiday entitled, The National Day f...

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