Briefing Notes
Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 – Executive Summary
On April 3, 2019, Ontario’s Bill 66 – the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 – received Royal Assent. Bill 66 amends 17 pieces of legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act, Agricultural Employees Protection Act, and Pension Benefits Act. The stated intent of these amendments is to reduce red tape and the regulatory burden currently placed on employers.
No Tort of Harassment in Ontario – so says Court of Appeal
Stories of workplace harassment continue to receive front page news coverage in Canada, the United States, and abroad. A December 2018 Statistics Canada study titled, “Harassment in Canadian workplaces,” found that, in 2016, 15.9% of employees reported having experienced, “verbal abuse, humiliating behaviour, threats, physical violence, and unwanted sexual attention or sexual harassment in the workplace over the past 12 months.”
Speaking Engagements
Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce
The Institute of Internal Auditors – Toronto Chapter
Video Blogs
Workplace Harassment and Violence Obligations for Employers
Students
Each year we are happy to host law students interested to learn about employment and labour law. If your law school has an employment and labour club (or equivalent), and you’d like to organize a visit, please contact our Managing Director, Rhonda Cohen, at rcohen@sherrardkuzz.com or 416.603.6243. We look forward to meeting you!
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