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Concerned About a Wrongful Dismissal? Find Out How You Can Contest It

“Your services are no longer required!” That’s a statement straight out of every employee’s worst nightmares. If this has been an unwavering cause of distress for you as well, do not fret over the dreadful possibilities. Sit back and analyze the situation thoroughly. We can help. For starters, you need to realize that it’s not just a statement that an employer can use, as per his will, for terminating your employment. Your employer is bound by the Canadian Employment Law, […]

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Looking to Learn More About Severance Pay? Here Is All That You Need To Know

Losing a job can be difficult for anyone. However, as daunting as it may be, it is important to know your legal rights so that you don’t end up with the raw end of the deal. One such aspect of job termination is severance pay. By definition, the term refers to the compensation that an employer pays an employee when the employer terminates the employee from the job for no fault of the latter. In Canada, generally all employees, except […]

T4 vs. Incorporated Contract Laborers: Learn The Difference

If you are exploring the idea of self-employment or contract work, there is no doubt you will have questions about what your classification of a worker will become. Those who are employed in a traditional setting where they work for an employer may be familiar with receiving a T4 and are familiar with being considered an employee. However, when you are considered a contractor, such as an independent contractor or Incorporated Contractor, your classification, work operations, and tax obligations are […]

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All About the Ontario Government’s Pay Transparency Legislation

Canada has always been a country that strongly invests in the mental health of its workers. The Canadian government has put into place many laws so as to ensure that employees have a safe working environment. With an influx of immigrants travelling to the country to find jobs and start a new lifestyle, government intervention has become all the more imperative. The Ontario Government’s Pay Transparency Legislation is one such initiative. Many newcomers bring to Canada practices from their countries […]

Connection between Human Rights Law and Pregnancy

The Canadian Human Rights Act proscribes any kind of discrimination with regards to pregnancy. Pregnancy-related inequity is considered a type of gender discrimination because only the female gender can conceive and carry a child. Unfair practices towards pregnancy like ill-treatment, denial to employ or endorse, dissolution of employment, or provocation and harassment, are all against the law under the above lawful act. Pregnant women should be able to enjoy the fundamental human rights in the workplace encouraging equality of opportunity […]

Can a Negative Employment Reference be Considered Defamation?

A letter of reference from a previous employer usually plays the key role of a determinant of whether the candidate in consideration will bag the job he or she really wants. This is the most prevalent method for recruiters to get an elaborate understanding of a candidate’s potential and to authenticate all the information given by the candidate in the hiring process. Similarly, a negative reference reduces the chances of the candidate to get the job offer and may end […]

Your Rights on Medical Leave

Everyone gets sick at some time or another, and you shouldn’t have to be worrying about your job when you’re trying to get over a serious illness. That’s why Canadian law provides employment protection for workers on medical leave, and it’s important that you know your rights in what can be a stressful and difficult time. Job Security As a general rule, your employer can’t fire you for being off work because you’re sick or injured. That’s not the same […]

Calculating Overtime Payments in Ontario

Overtime is a premium pay that compensates employees for working more than 44 hours a week. In Ontario, the rules regarding the payment of overtime can be found in the Employment Standards Act (2000). These rules do not apply to federally regulated industries, like, banks or airlines, and there are exemptions for certain other kinds of work. For the most part, however, employees must receive 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked that exceed the threshold […]

How Would Ontario’s Proposed “Pay Transparency” Bill Effect Employers and Employees?

Drawing from examples of laws implemented in Iceland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Australia, proposed legislation in Ontario—referred to as the “pay transparency” bill—aims to end wage inequality between men and women in the province. Laws prohibiting wage discrimination have been in place since the 1950s, yet a significant pay gap between men and women, with estimates as a high as 29 percent in some sectors, persists in Ontario. The new bill would require large companies to track information regarding […]

A New Minimum Wage in Ontario

Determining the minimum wage in Canada is a provincial responsibility and the minimum amount an employer must pay for an hour’s work varies from province to province. Currently, Alberta is the only province in the country to award a $15 an hour minimum to all workers, but recent changes to the Ontario legislation are designed to reach the same threshold in January 2019. Saskatchewan occupies the bottom rung on the ladder with a $10.96 minimum but is only 4 cents […]

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