Topic: Employment and Labour Law
Federal Government Announces Wage Subsidy for Businesses
Topic: Employment and Labour Law March 31, 2020 by Chris Rutherford & Josef Gallant
On March 27th, the Federal Government announced new measures directed at helping “small and medium-sized businesses” to cope with COVID-19 related economic hardships without having to lay off employees. The …
Canada Emergency Response Benefit: A Primer
Topic: Employment and Labour Law March 27, 2020 by Chris Rutherford & Josef Gallant
Governments at all levels are scrambling to develop and implement benefit programs to help Canadians offset financial hardships in the wake of COVID-19. With information coming in flurries of news …
Employment Standards Act Adapting to COVID-19
Topic: Employment and Labour Law March 24, 2020 by Chris Rutherford & Josef Gallant
Over the past couple of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has led governments to take unprecedented measures in an effort to contain the further spread of the virus. This has led …
Some Clarity on Termination Clauses…
Topic: Employment and Labour Law March 17, 2017 by Tess Brown
For a number of years, the courts in Ontario have been divided on the enforceability of termination clauses that did not specifically provide for the continuation of an employee’s …
Is the termination of LTD benefits at age 65 a discriminatory practice under the Canada Human Rights Act?
Topic: Employment and Labour Law November 30, 2016 by Tess Brown
By: Tess Brown, B.Soc.Sc., J.D. – Litigation Lawyer, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP Email: tbrown@lmrlawyers.com Since coming into force in 2006, the Canada Human Rights Act (hereinafter the “Act”) has effectively …
Employment Matters
Topic: Employment and Labour Law January 28, 2016 by LMR Website Team
Employment Contracts – Procedural Requirements By Barbara Nicholls I have often written about the need for employers to have enforceable employment contracts. Employment contracts and the procedural steps necessary to …