Publication Archive: 2024

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A New (Final?) Chapter in the R v City of Sudbury Saga

December 2, 2024 | Daniel Averbach , Luiza Vikhnovich

In what is likely to be the final chapter in the long R v City of Sudbury saga, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the acquittal of the City of Sudbury (“City”) from all Occupational Hea...

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Working for Workers Five Act receives royal assent

November 25, 2024 | Sherrard Kuzz LLP

On October 28, 2024, Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 received royal assent. Bill 190 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”)...

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Accommodation is 2-way street

November 18, 2024 | Zack Lebane

“John cannot attend work for medical reasons.” Many employers have received a doctor’s note like this. The question we often receive from employers is, “can we ask for more information?” The...

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Recruiting An Employee From A Franchisee? Pitfalls To Avoid

October 25, 2024 | Daniel Averbach , Michael G. Sherrard

In today’s economic climate, recruiting and retaining qualified and capable employees is an ongoing challenge for many businesses. To address this challenge, a franchisor may wish to recruit a risin...

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Federal legislation will increase risk of strikes

October 16, 2024 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

IN 2023, “the year of the strike,” there were 745 work stoppages across Canada and more than 6.5 million person-days not worked. By comparison, in 2022 there were 157 work stoppages and fewer than...

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Out of sight, out of mind not a winning strategy

October 7, 2024 | Erin R. Kuzz

Some employers believe that if an employee is absent from the workplace for medical reasons, there comes a point when their employment effectively ends and no further action is required. This is not o...

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New Canada Revenue Agency Policy for Fully Remote Work Arrangements

March 11, 2024 | Sarah MacKay Marton

Effective January 1, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) implemented a new administrative payroll policy with respect to an employee with a fully remote work arrangement (the “New Policy”)...

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Calculating length of service in Ontario 4 different ways

March 4, 2024 | Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Several entitlements under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) are based on an employee’s length of service with an employer. This includes an employee’s entitlement to notice of term...

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