Q&A: What happens when an employee does not use their vacation entitlement?
In this conference Q&A, we address the alternatives when an employee chooses to not use their vacation entitlement in the vacation entitlement year as prescribed by law.
Ted Kenney
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September 6, 2018 
Q&A: Critical illness leave to take care of parent outside of Canada
In this conference Q&A, we address whether employees are entitled to take critical illness leave to care for a parent who is not in Canada.
Ava Z Moradi, JD
Severance for sales people
This article examines whether employers must include commissions, in addition to base salary, when calculating severance pay for sales people.
Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law
The 9 top workplace posting requirements every Ontario employer must know – with the latest requirements
Employers in Ontario have to post a lot more than just the Ministry of Labour’s Employment Standards Poster in their workplaces. You may be required to have 30 or more documents and posters displayed in a location (or locations) where all your employees can see them. Employers may have posting responsibilities under the following Acts: […]
Fred Stewart
What happens to employment contracts when an employer sells the assets of its business?
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has confirmed that in an asset sale, a purchaser’s offer of employment to a seller’s employee can constitute consideration for changes in an employment contract — including a new termination clause.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
Family Day February 19: Which provinces have a day off with pay?
In Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, Family Day is recognized as a public (statutory) holiday and employees get the day off with pay, if eligible. Each year, these provinces celebrate Family Day on the third Monday in February. In 2018, Monday, February 19 is Family Day.
Ted Kenney
Ten things Canadian employers need to know about statutory holidays
Statutory holidays are days designated by government to mark special occasions or events. In Canada, there are several statutory holidays. Some are national and every province and territory observes the public holiday; some are provincial/territorial holidays, unique to a particular jurisdiction. Typically, a statutory holiday means that workers are entitled to take the day off without losing pay. But this is a general entitlement, with several exceptions and qualifications…
Ted Kenney
Reinstatement of employment at the Human Rights Tribunal
Reinstatement is the practice of re-installing an employee to his/her position as it existed prior to termination, or to the fullest extent possible, which may include the preservation of their pre-existing seniority, pension and other benefits.
De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors
The curious incident of the sick dog and paid leave in the work day
Earlier in October news outlets reported that a woman in Italy had successfully petitioned her employer to allow her to use two days of paid leave to care for her sick dog, rather than use vacation allotment.
Michele Glassford