Your Rights as an Employee on Leave: A Guide Taking a leave from work can be a stressful time for employees. Whether you are dealing with a medical illness, the birth of a child, or a family emergency, it is important to understand your legal rights and protections during this period. This blog
Employer’s Duty to Accommodate under Ontario Human Rights Law
Under the Human Rights Code, all employers have a duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship all the needs of people with specific personal characteristics, including disabilities. The main goal is to make sure they have equal opportunities, equal access and can enjoy equal benefits as all
What is an Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Disabilities?
As an employer, one of workplace issue fraught with danger is knowing how to properly manage employees with disabilities (or other needs that require support). In fact, understanding an employer's rights and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Act (human rights law). In this article, we
Ontario Human Rights Complaints – HRTO or Union Grievance
In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) held that it has concurrent jurisdiction to resolve complaints of discrimination and harassment that arise in a unionized workplace, even if they otherwise fall within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") governed by
Ontario Vaccine Passports – What Employers and Employees Should Know
Proof of Vaccination - Government Response Across Canada, many provinces are implementing "vaccine passports" - in other words, government authentication proving the individual is fully vaccinate for COVID-19. This has led to a rapid increase in people vaccinating literally overnight. In Ontario,
Can My Employer Terminate My Employment While on a Maternity Leave?
Termination of Employment While on a Maternity Leave or other Leave of Absence? In Ontario, employers have the right to terminate an employee’s employment at any time in one of two ways: on a without cause basis on a for cause basis Termination of Employment "Without Cause" The vast
Age Discrimination – Employment Lawyer Ontario
Ontario Discrimination Law for Employees All employees in Ontario are protected from negative treatment by their employers by human rights law (i.e., discrimination). Depending on the type of company they work for, they are protected by a separate form of human rights law: Human Rights Code
Employers’ Duty to Accommodate Employee Family Care-giving Obligations in Ontario
A recent national survey shows one-third of female employees in Canada have considered quitting their jobs to take care of home responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is a significant and unfortunate statistic, given that women make up a valuable segment of our workforce and