May 29, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our workplaces, many unionized employers may have been questioning whether employees who are quarantined (self-isolating) but who are not themselves ill or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or do not test positive (or do...
This entry was posted in Sick Leave and Leaves of Absence.
March 26, 2020
On March 25, 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (Bill C-13) received Royal Assent. The legislation outlines broad amendments and measures to address wide-ranging economic and other issues arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have included below...
This entry was posted in EI Benefits, Focus Alerts, Government Support Measures, New, Sick Leave and Leaves of Absence.
June 26, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada, federally regulated private sector employers who have had to temporarily layoff employees have been facing the looming timelines related to deemed terminations under the Canada Labour Standards Regulations (the “Regulations”). Ordinarily,...
This entry was posted in Government Support Measures.
June 2, 2020
On May 29, 2020, the Ontario government filed Regulation 228/20 – Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“Regulation”) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”). This new Regulation provides employers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with temporary relief from the ESA’s rules...
This entry was posted in Government Support Measures, Temporary Lay-offs.
