The Government of Ontario has repealed Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019, which had limited public sector wage increases.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the termination provisions of a fixed-term employment contract were illegal and unenforceable because they did not comply with the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied common law reasonable notice to an employee who was wrongfully dismissed from her employment on the basis that she failed to mitigate her damages when she rejected an offer of comparable employment.
An arbitrator dismissed a union’s policy grievance on the grounds that the employer could count approved sick days paid at 100% of weekly earnings under its short-term disability benefits plan as paid medical leave days under the CLC.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently published a policy statement pertaining to “caste-based discrimination” under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
On January 1, 2024, Canada entered the last phase of CPP enhancements introduced in 2016 through Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act.
In 2023, Canada saw significant statutory and case law developments in labour and employment law. This Insight provides an overview of notable 2023 developments.
