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Changes to ESA – Working for Workers Act
Changes Coming Into Force July 1, 2025 As of July 1, 2025, the amendments to the ESA under Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 and Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 will require employers with 25 or more employees to provide employees with certain information prior to their first day of work. Specifically, employers will be required[…]
Read More »3 days Paid Sick Days
Bill 284 has been passed. Effective April 19 to September 25, 2021 and continued to be effective until March 31, 2023. This would apply to employees who are not eligible for paid sick days for COVID-19 related absences. Reimbursement for the paid time will be processed through WSIB. Sick note is[…]
Read More »COVID-19 Best Practices and Social Distancing
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Although COVID-19 coronavirus is not widespread in North America at the moment, everyone should be proactive in order to keep home, workplaces and public spaces safe. In order to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, everyone has a role to play. It takes[…]
Read More »Cannabis Act and your Drug and Alcohol Policy
The Cannabis Act, also known as Bill C-45, is a law effective October 17, 2018, legalize recreational use of cannabis nationwide in Canada, when combined with Bill C-46, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code. HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE WORKPLACE? HR related concerns ranged from attendance and decreased work[…]
Read More »AODA – Are you ready?
Employers in Ontario have been aware of the Ontario Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “AODA”) since it came into force in June 2005. The AODA seeks to achieve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities with respect to goods, services, facilities, accommodation, employment, buildings, structures and premises on or[…]
Read More »Advantages of the Employee Handbook – keeping it current
Almost everyone knows that the Employee Handbook is a reference guide for both managers and employees. It contains policies that inform employees of their employer’s expectations. In addition, the Employee Handbook can also comprise other information that is useful to the employee, such as the business’s history, its goals, and[…]
Read More »How time management skills helped me during a difficult and trying period
Recently I was faced with several priorities. The most crucial is caring for my 91+ years old mother who had a fall and had to be hospitalized for a hip replacement surgery. For anyone who is a caregiver, it is a 24 hour job with breaks only when one gets[…]
Read More »Preparing for Unemployment and Managing Job Search
Most of us would have been unemployed at one time or another in our lifetime. Given the economic climate and many recent announcements of layoffs, your unemployment whether expected, or hitting you out of the clear blue, may last awhile. With this possibility in mind, what can you do now[…]
Read More »Recruiting Process Impacts Brand Impression and Customer Loyalty
Last year, I was engaged in a pursuit to find a job that would provide me with challenge, creativity, engagement and work-life balance. As it turned out I was invited to a number of interviews, some that went on for months which included three and four meetings with various hiring committees. While some recruiters[…]
Read More »Managing employees with family obligations – The Law
Family Status and Childcare Obligations – Duty to Accommodate Balancing the need to retain talent and support employees while ensuring a productive workplace is a challenge facing all employers. Under the Human Rights Code, employers, unions, landlords and service providers all have a legal duty to accommodate based on a person’s[…]
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