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Ontario Government Introduces Leaves for Caregivers
By Daniel Pugen and Benjamin Aberant On March 5, 2013, new Ontario Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi introduced Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2013 (Bill 21). If...
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47 Recommendations on Employment Standards and Health and Safety
By Daniel Pugen On April 3, 2013, the Law Reform Commission of Ontario released a report (all 176 pages), Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work: Final Report – December 2012. The report is, in...
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Deducting Overpayments from Wages
By Daniel Pugen The Ministry of Labour has recently come out with an animated (and fairly entertaining) video on employee deductions titled Illegal Deductions from Wages. The MOL stresses that...
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Careful How you Classify “Interns” – MOL Releases Policy Statement
By Daniel Pugen It is a fact of life for some entering the labour market – the unpaid internship. For young workers, it is an opportunity to gain experience in a desired field. For employers, it is an...
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The Ministry of Labour is Coming for Retailers: 5 Common ESA Violations
By Daniel Pugen The Ministry of Labour (MOL) conducts inspections to ensure compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The MOL targets employers in (as they put it) “sectors where there...
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Ontario Government Proposes Major Changes to Workplace Legislation
By Daniel Pugen and Matthew Demeo On December 4, 2013, the Ontario government introduced Bill 146, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2013. Bill 146 implements some of the...
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Ministry of Labour “Rings Up” $240,000 from Retail Inspection Blitz
By Daniel Pugen A Ministry of Labour (“Ministry”) inspection is never a pleasant experience for employers. Ministry inspectors have very broad powers to enter the workplace and inspect company...
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Ministry of Labour Goes After Unpaid Internships
By Daniel Pugen Lately, unpaid interns have been on the Ministry of Labour’s radar. In June 2013 a policy statement was published which reminded employers that most unpaid internships run afoul of the...
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Ministry of Labour Compliance Blitz – The Results are In
By Tim Lawson and Carolyn Lee Last year’s Ontario Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) compliance blitz reveals that employers are having difficulty maintaining basic employment standards. From May 1 to July 31,...
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Vacation in Ontario: 10 Things Employers Need to Know
By Justine Lindner As many employees take time off from work to enjoy the summer months, employers often have questions regarding the calculation of employees’ vacation pay and the scheduling of their...
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