Sentences with phrase «employment legislation provides»

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One was actively opposing the selling of the nursing home through his legislation and votes when his wife and sister - in - law worked there, and another had gone to work for the union after leaving county employment and had the ability to provide inside information to the detriment of county management and the taxpayers.

The legislation, originally proposed back in 2003, would provide up to $ 10,000 a year in loan forgiveness for lawyers who accept, and make a three - year commitment to, employment with prosecutors» or public defenders» offices.

That suits the class just fine, because individuals providing legal services don't enjoy the protection of Ontario's employment standards legislation, on which they found their lawsuit.

As the vulnerable party in such employment relationships, employees are provided a measure of protection through employment law legislation.

The province of Ontario is introducing legislation that if passed would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to provide unpaid job - protected leave for employees who donate certain organs to another individual.

File a complaint with the Ministry of Labour: Employment standards legislation provides various levels of protection.

We are trained to provide fair hearings and are knowledgeable in the Employment Insurance legislation.

For this reason, employment standards legislation provides minimum amounts owed by the employer to the terminated employee.

However, provincial and territorial employment / labour standards legislation are responsible for providing and regulating the actual leave component.

For now, all employers should ensure that their internship programs either meet the strict criteria as set out in the applicable employment standards legislation, or ensure interns are provided with the same minimum rights and benefits as other employees.

Littler provides services designed to address the increasing government pressures to maintain compliance and ethics programs, and help our clients comply with the various legal requirements under the ever - expanding body of labour and employment laws, regulations, and legislation.

She engaged in an analysis of the text and purpose of the statutory provisions at issue, concluding (at para. 30) that the legislation «protects pregnant women in two significant ways: it protects their health by substituting safe tasks for dangerous ones, and it protects their employment by providing financial and job security».

In an effort to provide minimum employment standards protection to all employees, the new legislation would prohibit employers from misclassifying their employees as «independent contractors».

In most jurisdictions, employment standards legislation provides for a certain amount of pregnancy or maternity leave and an additional amount of parental leave which together totals 12 months (52 weeks; subject to certain exceptions).

To be proactive, employers can take a number of steps, including appropriately vetting all candidates for employment, providing appropriate training to all employees, ensuring compliance with all legislation such as the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and, if appropriate, putting in place appropriate policies and procedures such as human rights policies and procedures.

If the contract is ambiguous, illegal, provides less than employment standards legislation or is entered into under duress or coercion, it may be set aside.

Fortunately for Holland, employment standards legislation across Canada prohibits agreements that provide employees with less than the minimum standards set out in those statutes.

The Court rejected the appellant's reliance on the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Roden v. Toronto Humane Society.12 In Roden the Court enforced a contract that provided the employee would be provided with the minimum amount of notice «or payment in lieu thereof as required by the applicable employment standards legislation.»

In the event the [sic] termination of employment, except where such termination is for just cause, the company will provide you with notice (or salary in lieu thereof), and severance pay [if applicable] pursuant to its obligations as an employer and successor employer to NexInnovations Inc. under Employment Standards legislation, aemployment, except where such termination is for just cause, the company will provide you with notice (or salary in lieu thereof), and severance pay [if applicable] pursuant to its obligations as an employer and successor employer to NexInnovations Inc. under Employment Standards legislation, aEmployment Standards legislation, as amended.

With respect to entitlement on termination of employment, the employment contract provided as follows for a without - cause termination: Regular employees may be terminated at any time without cause upon being given the minimum period of notice prescribed by applicable legislation, or by being paid salary in lieu of such notice of as may otherwise be required by applicable legislation.

With respect to Miller's employment contract, the court noted that the termination clause did not fall below the legislated minimum because it explicitly provided that the length of notice would be the minimum required by applicable legislation — in this case the Ontario Employment Standards employment contract, the court noted that the termination clause did not fall below the legislated minimum because it explicitly provided that the length of notice would be the minimum required by applicable legislation — in this case the Ontario Employment Standards Employment Standards Act, 2000.

LSLAP Manual: Employment Law (PDF) Discusses Employment law from a lawyer / legal student's perspective and provides links to related legislation.

Parties to an employment contract are free to contract out of the implied obligation of reasonable notice in favor of a «statutory minimum» notice period, provided the contractual wording is clear and does not offend employment standards legislation.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench will determine whether to certify a class action lawsuit brought by former WHL players, who maintain they were employees and should have been paid minimum wage and other benefits provided by employment standards legislation.

Federal and provincial employment standards legislation mandate that employers must provide overtime pay, regardless of whether you earn commissions, a base salary or an hourly rate.

The report was commissioned to address the changing workplace and is expected to provide the road map for upcoming labour reforms — as the introduction reads, it is the «first independent report in Canada to consider, as a unified exercise, the need for specific legislative changes to two separate but related pieces of workplace legislation, namely, the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act.»

Otherwise, provided the basis for the decision to terminate isn't discriminatory or otherwise in violation of legislative restrictions (such as whistleblower legislation), a non-union employer can terminate the employment relationship on a without - cause basis.

«Through Emergency Protection Orders, this legislation would provide, among other things, for the victim to remain in the family home where they can have uninterrupted access to school, family, employment and community support.»

We provide legal guidance on all aspects of relevant legislation in the area, including data processing agreements, cross-border transfers of personal data, employment data treatment and data breach notifications.

[4] Pizer, Jennifer C., et al. «Evidence of persistent and pervasive workplace discrimination against LGBT people: The need for federal legislation prohibiting discrimination and providing for equal employment benefits.»