Alberta court finds an employee placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the employer’s reasonable, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was not constructively dismissed.
On November 30, 2023, Canada’s federal government introduced Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which would implement proposals in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) has quashed an arbitrator’s decision allowing two grievances that claimed collective agreements had been violated because they did not recognize September 19, 2022 as a paid holiday.
The Supreme Court of Canada has let stand a decision finding an “owner” of a construction project can be considered an “employer” within the meaning of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
On November 25, 2023, O. Reg. 340/23: TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE OF EMPLOYMENT made under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) (Regulation), amending O. Reg. 288/01 (Termination and Severance of Employment), was published in the Ontario Gazette.
On November 9, 2023, Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012, was introduced by the federal government for First Reading.
On November 7, 2023, Prince Edward Island introduced Bill 106, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act for First Reading. Bill 106 proposes to increase dramatically the paid sick leave to which employees in the province are entitled under the ESA.
