Changes to the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) became effective April 1, 2014 including amendment of the time limits for making complaints of unpaid wages. The time limits which were reduced to six months from the day the employer was required to pay wages or other amounts. Payment orders can cover wages owing for a
The Limits of “Whistleblower” Reprisal Protections Under OHSA
Whistleblower laws exist to protect employees who disclose wrongdoing within their organizations. This legislation prohibits an employer from taking any reprisal, such as discipline or termination, against an employee who blows the whistle on employer misconduct, wherever whistleblower legislation is in force.
Whistleblower legislation in Canada is more prevalent in the public sector, where employees
Statutory holiday pay must include commission
This post was co-written by Lindsey Hooper, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (London)
The European Court of Justice (the ECJ) has handed down a controversial and potentially costly judgment for employers, holding that commission payments should be taken into account for the purposes of calculating statutory holiday pay under Article 7 of the Working