Sentences with phrase «statutory employment protection»

Not exact matches

Some years later, in 1995, the statutory right to reasonable time off from work under what was then the Employment Protection (Consolation) Act 1978, s 29 was extended to cover the position of member of a police authority.

However, one looks in vain at ERA 1996, s 129 (or in the corresponding provision considered in Taplin, s 78 of the Employment Protection Act 1975) for any reference to exceptionality as a material consideration when construing the statutory word «likely».

Consistent with a growing trend to extend statutory protections to employees who are required to be absent from work to tend to child or eldercare obligations, the Ontario Minister of Labour has proposed amendments to the Employment Standards Act which would introduce a number of new leave provisions.

A: Absent special circumstances (such as for unionized employees, employees governed by federal employment laws or where the dismissal is contrary to a statutory protection) most Ontario employees can be fired at any time so long as they have been provided with the proper amount of severance.

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If those facts are actually substantiated, it would strengthen the «control test» that we use in employment law to find that an independent contractor is an employee who would therefore be entitled to statutory protections.

• Employment disputes; • Contract disputes; • Property disputes; • Bodily injury claims; • Tax issues; • Legal defence; • Total loss valuation disputes arising from motor vehicle accident; • Statutory Accident Benefit claims against your automobile insurer; • Driver's licence protection • Issues arising from driving or being a passenger in vehicles owned by another person; • Court attendance expenses.