The most significant differences between the provinces tend to be found in the
various provincial employment standards legislation which sets out the minimum standards governing various aspects of the employment relationship.
Observing anti-harassment, anti-discrimination and anti-bullying policies increasingly enshrined
in provincial employment standards will go a long way to minimize a company's risk of being blamed for mental injury.
This sentence of imprisonment also demonstrates the court's willingness to impose punitive measures to convey to employers that compliance
with provincial employment standards is meant to be resolved before such a matter reaches the court level.
For provincially regulated employees, the job protection and leave entitlements will remain the same (i.e. usually based on a standard 12 month leave) unless the provincial legislatures also change the
applicable provincial employment standards legislation.
«In the provincial sector, an employer has always been able to terminate for just cause or, alternatively, terminate on a without - cause basis provided they provide the employee with appropriate working notice or severance pay depending on the
relative provincial employment standard in effect,» he says.
In spite of Matiowski's agreement to waive the payment for any overtime he worked, an Ontario judge recently concluded that
the provincial employment standards legislation must prevail.
If it becomes necessary for us to terminate your employment for any reason other than cause, your entitlement to advance working notice or pay in lieu of such notice, will be in accordance with
the provincial 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.
For more information on work and pay requirements, check out
your provincial employment standards legislation.