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Managing in a Time of Pandemic: Employer Considerations When Business Reopens
Date:
June 10, 2020 @
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Venue:
Zoom Webinar (You will receive a attendee link 24 hours before the event)
Cost:
Complimentary
RSVP:
June 5, 2020
When the first “phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end, employers may face new and different challenges. Topics include:
- Recall and Rehire
- Selective recall: is this an opportunity to ‘shed’ unproductive employees?
- Appropriate use of employment contracts when hiring new employees.
- Managing Illness and Absenteeism
- When an employee does not want to return due to fear of COVID-19.
- When an employee still has childcare-related responsibilities due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Screening and clearance considerations when returning a COVID-19 positive employee.
- Vacation Scheduling
- Can an employee be required to take vacation during a shutdown (or slowdown)?
- Can an employee be asked to “forfeit” vacation when work resumes?
- Incentive Compensation – Risks and Benefits
- Coordinating Government Benefits/Programs
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Absenteeism and Attendance Issues in a Covid-19 World Workshop
Half-Day Intensive Virtual Workshop
As the Ontario economy reopens and employees are permitted to return to work on-site, the potential for increased absenteeism is real. At the height of the pandemic scare, the Government of Ontario introduced a new COVID-19-related protected leave under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, to complement the general duty to accommodate disability and family status under human rights legislation.
In this practical, half-day workshop participants will acquire knowledge and tools to address a range of absenteeism and attendance issues related to COVID-19, including: when is an employee entitled to time off of work, what is an employer’s entitlement to medical (and other) information, and are there best practices to manage a request for time off or a refusal to return to the workplace?
Using interactive learning and real life-scenarios, topics include:
- Illness and Isolation: When should an employee be required to remain at home?
- Leave Entitlements: To what leaves of absence might an employee be entitled?
- Family Status: Is there an obligation to provide accommodation for childcare or eldercare?
- Medical (and Other) Evidence: What can be requested to substantiate a request for time off, or to verify an ability to return?
- Work Refusal: How to respond if an employee refuses work either related to COVID-19, or because of a desire to remain on government benefits?
When:
- June 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sold Out) |
- June 25, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Sold Out) |
- June 25, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Sold Out)
Where:Zoom Virtual Workshop
Cost:$400 + HST
RSVP:
As this is a small group workshop, space is extremely limited.
(for emergencies our 24 Hour Line is 416.420.0738)
We look forward to seeing you!
* Law Society of Ontario CPD Credits: This workshop may be applied toward general CPD credits.
* HRPAO CHRP designated members should inquire at www.hrpa.ca for certification eligibility guidelines regarding this workshop.