This is the second article in our three - part series highlighting recent changes to Alberta's
labour and employment legislation.
This Webinar will examine the Liberal government's dramatic overhaul of Ontario's
labour and employment legislation, including the following proposed changes, which are expected to have a significant impact on the way that employers manage their workplaces.
Continue Reading Retroactive Liability and Other Amendments to
Labour and Employment Legislation in Ontario
New
labour and employment legislation is urgently needed to keep pace with increased automation.»
Ontario's Minister of Labour appointed two Special Advisors in 2015 to conduct a Changing Workplaces Review (the «Review») to consider issues related to the changing nature of employment relationships, and how Ontario's
labour and employment legislation could be amended to better address those issues.
See here, here, here and here for our previous articles regarding the impact Bill 148 will have upon
labour and employment legislation in Ontario.
Not exact matches
This third pillar includes raising the minimum wage in a transparent
and predictable manner, improving associated
employment standards
legislation,
and generally making sure
labour laws have kept pace with what's happening in workplaces across the country.
And yes it does mean looking at tax again but also, a freer labour market, the hiring and firing proposals to make sure that young people aren't turned away from jobs because of the very onerous social employment protection legislation in this country, so we should say to the Liberals on things like that which they are blocking, «Listen we are in a real hole n
And yes it does mean looking at tax again but also, a freer
labour market, the hiring
and firing proposals to make sure that young people aren't turned away from jobs because of the very onerous social employment protection legislation in this country, so we should say to the Liberals on things like that which they are blocking, «Listen we are in a real hole n
and firing proposals to make sure that young people aren't turned away from jobs because of the very onerous social
employment protection
legislation in this country, so we should say to the Liberals on things like that which they are blocking, «Listen we are in a real hole now.
The new
legislation will have an impact on how businesses operate, by changing the obligations of employers under Ontario's
Employment Standards Act (ESA), 2000,
Labour Relations Act (LRA), 1995,
and Occupational Health
and Safety Act.
For instance, in recent years, he has written or spoken on issues such as mandatory retirement, privacy
legislation and transborder data flows of personal employee information, employers» duty to accommodate
and the validity of settlements in
labour and employment law.
In Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick
and Newfoundland
and Labrador Remembrance Day is a paid public (statutory) holiday under
employment /
labour standards
legislation.
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But
labour and employment practitioners who represent employers predict that
labour unions
and workers» advocates may be happier with changes to the
legislation.
Ontario is the only jurisdiction in Canada currently reviewing its
employment and labour legislation.
«Now that we have so many models of
employment,» says Kastner, «the sense among workers» advocates in particular is that workers don't have the range [of protections] that they once had,
and that
legislation doesn't keep up» with the changing
labour marketplace.
Bill 30 comes on the heels of the Alberta Government's recent overhaul of the Province's
labour and employment standards
legislation and its WCB system.
Some days, it can be a challenge for in - house counsel to know where to focus their time, between managing changes to
legislation on the
labour and employment front in many provinces this year, anticipating the introduction of legalized recreational cannabis
and implications for the workplace, to juggling the growth of their own organizations.
Even so, with an NDP government in place in BC, new
labour and employment standards
legislation is likely to be under consideration here.
When considering changes to
labour and employment standards
legislation, BC policy - makers need to be mindful of the cost impact on employers, pay attention to developments in other jurisdictions,
and avoid taking actions that could jeopardize the strong economic growth
and robust job creation the province has enjoyed in recent years.
The new statute, which has yet come into force, amends several pieces of
labour -
and employment - related
legislation.
At this time, only employees in federally regulated workplaces
and in workplaces in Ontario
and Alberta can take advantage of the extended EI parental benefits or family caregiver benefit for adults since these jurisdictions have amended their
employment /
labour standards
legislation to harmonize the leaves with the period allowed for benefits to be paid.
However, provincial
and territorial
employment /
labour standards
legislation are responsible for providing
and regulating the actual leave component.
CACE promotes excellence in the specialized field of
labour and employment law,
and engages in
legislation and law reform activities at the provincial
and federal level.
With the new Saskatchewan
Employment Act, pending federal
labour law reforms, Alberta's Bill 4 amending who has the right to strike
and Ontario
legislation under review, the
labour relations world appears to be filled with change —
and yet for practitioners many of these changes seem familiar.
New
Employment and Labour Law
Legislation: «The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017» Potentially Coming to Workplaces Across Ontario
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.
In early December, 2015, the provincial legislature passed
legislation amending three
labour - related statutes under the 2015 Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendmen
labour - related statutes under the 2015
Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendmen
Labour Statute Law Amendment Act.
This OHS layer of
legislation will duplicate
and possibly conflict with other regulation
and legal recourses including in the Criminal Code, the Human Rights Act,
and Labour Relations Code, the Charter of Rights, the Workers» Compensation Act, and the existing Part 27 of the OHS Code, not to mention most collective agreements and labour, employment and torts commo
Labour Relations Code, the Charter of Rights, the Workers» Compensation Act,
and the existing Part 27 of the OHS Code, not to mention most collective agreements
and labour, employment and torts commo
labour,
employment and torts common law.
Bill 30 comes on the heels of the Alberta Government's recent overhaul of the Province's
labour and employment standards
legislation.
Tom also regularly advises clients regarding the interpretation
and application of pension,
labour,
employment and human rights
legislation in the workplace, as well as assisting clients in the drafting
and implementation of pension
and employment documentation
and practices.
On December 10, 2015, the Ontario government passed Bill 109, the
Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015
and Bill 144, the Budget Measures Act, 2015, two pieces of
legislation that implement a number of reforms to various workplace laws.
This ebook is a compilation of posts written over the last few years concerning the exclusion of farm
and ranch workers from Alberta's
employment and labour legislation.
Response to this comprehensive review of all
employment and labour relations
legislation has been mixed.
The new Saskatchewan
Employment Act clearly defines the rights
and responsibilities of employees, employers
and unions... The new Act will improve Saskatchewan's
labour legislation to better protect workers, promote growth
and increase accountability.»
Darryl advises clients regarding the interpretation
and application of all
labour,
employment, human rights, pay equity, privacy,
employment standards, workers» compensation, workplace safety
and insurance, accessibility for the disabled,
and occupational health
and safety
legislation (in both the private
and public sectors).
Employment and labour law change dynamically through case law
and legislation,
and recent reforms within Ontario have taken employers by storm.
On May 28, 2015, the Ontario government introduced Bill 109, the
Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015, proposed legislation intended to effect a number of changes to workplace laws, including: the labour relations provisions of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 («FPPA»); the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 («PSLRTA»);
Labour Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015, proposed
legislation intended to effect a number of changes to workplace laws, including: the
labour relations provisions of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 («FPPA»); the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 («PSLRTA»);
labour relations provisions of the Fire Protection
and Prevention Act, 1997 («FPPA»); the Public Sector
Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 («PSLRTA»);
Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 («PSLRTA»);
and...
I would say that I have helped monitor the developments
and changes of the
employment law
legislation by publishing several books on
employment law
and Trade Union issues, the latest of which are: Trade Union Law — Industrial Relations after the Jobs Act (2015), Individual
and Collective Dismissals Before
and After the Jobs Act (2015), Collective Dismissal (2014), E-Book on Trade Union Law (2012), Trade Union Law
and Industrial Relations (2012), Dismissals
and Disciplinary Procedure (2012)
and Labour Procedure Case Law Collection (2010).
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.&
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.&
Labour Relations Act.»
However, fathers who work in provincially regulated workplaces will have to wait to take advantage of the EI Parental Sharing Benefit until
employment and labour standards
legislation is amended by their respective province or territory to include paternity leave.
This past spring, the Ontario government revamped its provincial
employment legislation and created the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which includes a wide range of amendments to the Employment Standards Act and Labour Rela
employment legislation and created the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which includes a wide range of amendments to the
Employment Standards Act and Labour Rela
Employment Standards Act
and Labour Relations Act.
The Equal Pay Coalition has also recently filed its brief, drafted by Jan Borowy
and Mary Cornish, on the gender wage gap for Ontario's Changing Workplace Review of its
labour and employment standards
legislation.
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Labour Standards Acts, getting to work safely, high rate of absenteeism, hours of work, how to handle pay for employees who either stay home or leave early because of weather, inclement - weather policy,
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In a recent blog post, we wrote about Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act which seeks to amend Ontario's existing
employment standards
and labour relations
legislation.
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employment and labour law with a focus on Ontario
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legislation and commentary.