Long-awaited relief for federally regulated employers: Layoff periods extended further

By Stéphane Erickson on November 17, 2020 Posted in Canada, Coronavirus

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

Un soulagement très attendu pour les employeurs sous réglementation fédérale : nouvelle prolongation des périodes de mise à pied

By Stéphane Erickson on November 17, 2020 Posted in Canada, Coronavirus

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

Temporary Layoff: Will It Always Result In Constructive Dismissal?

By Chris Hunter on August 1, 2013 Posted in Canada

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