To give federally regulated employers more time to recall employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, certain layoff periods under the Canada Labour Standards Regulations have (again) been temporarily extended as of November 9, 2020, as follows: Employee laid off before March 31, 2020 Three-month layoff: If an employee is laid off for a period of … Continue reading
Dans le but de donner aux employeurs sous réglementation fédérale plus de temps pour rappeler les employés mis à pied en raison de la COVID-19, certaines périodes de mise à pied en vertu du Règlement du Canada sur les normes du travail ont (de nouveau) été temporairement prolongées, et ce, à compter du 9 novembre. … Continue reading
This article was prepared with the assistance of Michael Sherman, summer student, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Toronto) What can a company do when hard times mean short-term downsizing? That was the question answered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Trites v Renin Corp, 2013 ONSC 2715. Trites saw an established accounting firm, … Continue reading