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Back to the Office, Back to Reality – Part 3
In Part 1 of our Back to the Office series, we discussed the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers surrounding a return to in-person work. In Part 2, we examined the rules governing mask mandates in the workplace. In...
Back to the Office, Back to Reality – Part 2
In Part 1 of our Back to the Office series, we discussed the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers surrounding a return to in-person work. In Part 2, we will examine the rules governing mask mandates in the workplace....
Back to the Office, Back to Reality – Part 1
Can my employer force me to return to the office? Generally speaking, yes. This will depend on the terms of your employment contract (whether written or oral). For employees that had a pre-existing right to work from home, an attempt...
The Right to Disconnect
On December 2, 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021, amending various pieces of legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000. One of those changes includes the employee’s “right to disconnect”, explained below. Right...
Termination for Cause: Actions Outside the Workplace
Outside the workplace, behavior leading to termination for cause is once again in the news here in Ontario. A London, Ontario neonatal intensive care nurse who organized an anti-mask protest in her hometown and participated in an anti-lockdown protest in...
The Importance of Language in Employment Contracts, Policies and Clauses
Employees often encounter incentive plan agreements that contain language limiting or eliminating their ability to collect such payments upon the termination of their employment. With the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., employers...
