Uber announced its Flexible Work+ plan, in which it provides some of the benefits that its drivers and workers’ rights groups are demanding, but without providing the traditional (expensive) entitlements that come along with full employee status. Is this a flexible work plan or a circumvention of employment laws?
Since the onset of the pandemic, employers have been forced to adapt to the unique challenges associated with employee terminations. Terminations just seem harder this year. And it’s not just because of COVID-19. So, what’s weird about terminations in 2021?
Recognizing and using an individual’s personal pronoun in the workplace is not only a protected human right, but it is an important step in creating and maintaining a safe and inclusive work environment. This blog uses lessons from an “ideal” Valentine’s Day to demonstrate the proper way to approach personal/gender pronouns.
Like other employers throughout the world, Santa has tried to navigate through COVID-19. Grab your cocoa as we review exactly what Santa has done to ensure he still delivers joy to everyone around the world. Merry Christmas to all, and to all good health!
It’s easy to slip into bad work-from-home (WFH) habits but some behaviours are more problematic and can give rise to a variety of workplace issues. What should employers consider when remote employees cross the line from “comfortable” to “complaint-worthy”?
Despite businesses’ requests to postpone audits until after the pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency is following up on its promise to audit employers in receipt of Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program. This blog outlines what employers need to do in order to prepare for audits and new CRA requirements.
Since its inception, multiple changes have been made to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program, with the intent of broadening its reach to allow for more eligible employers to reap its benefits. This blog breaks down the key changes made to CEWS developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employers cannot ignore that their employees have online presence, which may lead to conflict that affects the workplace. It’s 2020, and this is a call for employers to revamp their restrictive social media policies. But what does a revamp look like?
With Ontario now in Phase 2 of the COVID-19 reopening process, businesses are ramping back up. Some employers might be considering hiring. But hiring in the “new normal” is… well… not quite normal.
In this final installment of our 4-part return to work series, we look at policy and protocol considerations for employers in the post-COVID-19 workplace.
In this third installment of our Return to Work blog series we examine what employers should and can do when an employee refuses to return to the workplace.
The Ontario government has swooped in to assist and protect businesses from being forced to terminate their non-unionized employees as a result of the expiry of the 13-week temporary layoff period. While for the most part this regulation is good news for many employers there are several items that employers need to keep in mind.
In this second part of our COVID-19 return to work series, we discuss best practices for employers in addressing the health and safety considerations related to the post-COVID-19 workplace.
In this blog, we set out the intro installment of our 4-part series of guides to assist employers in determining what issues and questions they will need to consider, and how best to address them before the first employee arrives back at work.
Sure, the current COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented, but it has some parallels to 2008. This blog dusts off the 2008 playbook to advise employers during the pandemic.
The federal Finance Minister has now announced the details of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, a wage subsidy intended to incentivize businesses to keep employees employed and on payroll during the COVID-19 outbreak, and to re-hire employees previously laid off.
We have certainly had a lot of “unprecedented” days in the last few weeks, but April 1 was no joke for Ontario employers. This blog highlights the key updates for employers on April 1, 2020.
This blog provides some practical tips for employers who are considering implementing temporary layoffs for the first time.
This blog explores some of the issues with temporary layoffs in the time of COVID-19. It outlines the basics of temporary layoffs and answers some of employers’ most frequently asked questions.
Parliament has come together in an emergency session and passed Bill C-13 – The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (the “Act”) on March 25, 2020. The blog summarizes the support and benefits which have been implemented for workers impacted by COVID-19 business closures and work stoppages.
