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As a leading employment and labour law firm, our lawyers frequently write for industry and professional publications on a wide range of topics related to our practice areas.

One of the ways we assist clients to remain current on workplace issues and developments in the law is through our newsletter — Management Counsel. To subscribe to our newsletter and other publications, please click on the “subscribe” button below.

One of the ways we assist clients to remain current on workplace issues and developments in the law is through our Briefing Notes. To subscribe to our Briefing Notes and other publications, please click on the “subscribe” below.

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Vaccines, masks, and human rights. A singular belief is not a protected ‘creed’ or ‘religion

August 21, 2023 | Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi

In response to mask and vaccine mandates arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, some employees claimed their personal belief system prevented them from wearing a mask or becoming vaccinated and that this...

Publications - GVCA

Naloxone Kits and The Construction Industry

August 16, 2023 | Cameron Miller , Sarah MacKay Marton

Death by opioid overdose is an epidemic throughout many communities and, in some cases, workplaces. Effective June 1, 2023, Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) requires cert...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Vaccines, Masks, and Human Rights: A Singular Belief is not a Protected “Creed” or “Religion”

August 2023 | Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Being Bad on Purpose: Why Subjective Intent Matters When Terminating Employment for Just Cause

August 2023 | Chris West

When clients wish to terminate for cause, there can sometimes be confusion about the difference between 1) “just cause” under the common law and 2) “wilful misconduct” under Ontario’s Employ...

Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters Operating in Ontario May Now Apply for A Licence

July 5, 2023 | Sherrard Kuzz LLP

As discussed in our June 27, 2023 briefing note, effective January 1, 2024, a temporary help agency (“THA”) or recruiter operating in Ontario must have a licence, or have submitted a licence appli...

Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

New Licensing Process for Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters in Ontario Take Effect July 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024

June 27, 2023 | Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Effective January 1, 2024, a temporary help agency (“THA”) or recruiter operating in Ontario must have a licence, or have submitted a license application, to operate. Similarly, a client of a THA ...

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Vaccines, masks, and human rights. A singular belief is not a protected ‘creed’ or ‘religion

August 21, 2023 | Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi

Publications - GVCA

Naloxone Kits and The Construction Industry

August 16, 2023 | Cameron Miller , Sarah MacKay Marton

Publications - CTV NEWS

Day 2 of Metro Workers Strike

June 31, 2023 | Quoting - Sundeep A. Gokhale

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2738020

Publications - CTV News

New deadline in BC port strike

July 13, 2023 | Quoting - Sundeep A. Gokhale

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2726122

Publications - Canadian Lawyer

Vaccine Refusal and Dismissal

June 1, 2023 | Erin R. Kuzz , Zack Lebane

In a recent arbitration decision, Lakeridge Health v. CUPE, Local 6364, 2023 CanLII 33942 (argued by the authors), arbitrator Robert Herman upheld the dismissal of hospital employees (including those ...

Publications - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

How to avoid bad faith damage awards

March 22, 2023 | Matthew P. Badrov , Priya Sarin

Courts have consistently held that a dismissed employee is not entitled to compensation for ordinary distress and hurt feelings experienced following loss of employment. However, if an employee suffe...

Publications - Talent Canada

Competition Act amendments will prohibit no-poach, wage-fixing agreements across Canada

March 6, 2023 | Sherrard Kuzz LLP

On June 23, 2023, amendments to section 45 of the Competition Act will come into force prohibiting an employer from entering into a mutual “no poach” agreement to not solicit or hire employees fro...

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Ontario requiring naloxone kits in certain at-risk workplaces

April 3, 2023 | Jeffrey Stewart

Death by opioid overdose is an epidemic throughout communities and, in some cases, workplaces. In recognition of this, effective June 1, 2023, Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) wil...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Vaccines, Masks, and Human Rights: A Singular Belief is not a Protected “Creed” or “Religion”

August, 2023

| Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi

August, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Being Bad on Purpose: Why Subjective Intent Matters When Terminating Employment for Just Cause

August, 2023

| Chris West

August, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Former Employee ordered to pay back employer after time tracking software demonstrates time theft

April, 2023

| Cameron Miller

April, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

As remote work becomes more common, many employers have turned to time-tracking software to monitor employee productivity. In a recent decision of the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal (“Tr...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Secret workplace recordings – revisiting the threshold to terminate for cause

April, 2023

| Luiza Vikhnovich

April, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

In our August 2022 newsletter, we wrote about a decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in which an employee secretly recorded conversations with co-workers and was dismissed for cause becau...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

The bar is high, but within reach – How to establish (and benefit from) an employee’s failure to mitigate their losses

January, 2023

| Natalie C. Nicholson

January, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

In August 2021, we wrote about a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Lake v La Presse (2018) Inc.1 In the decision, a dismissed employee’s mitigation efforts were found to be unreason...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Alternative to reinstatement for unionized employee

January, 2023

| Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi

January, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

When a unionized employee is terminated for cause, an arbitrator may find the employer was justified in imposing discipline but may not agree that termination was appropriate. In these circumstances, ...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

The Future of Remote Work: Practical Considerations for Employers

November, 2022

| Natalie C. Nicholson

November, 2022

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

As employers navigate the future of remote work, there are many practical and legal considerations. To maintain sufficient flexibility to manage the workplace, comply with legal requirements and mitig...

Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Mandatory Vaccination Policies – Where do we stand?

November, 2022

| Zack Lebane

November, 2022

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Much has happened since our first article on mandatory vaccination policies, published in January 2022. At the time, the Omicron variant was sweeping across Canada and courts and arbitrators had begun...

Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters Operating in Ontario May Now Apply for A Licence

July 05, 2023

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

New Licensing Process for Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters in Ontario Take Effect July 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024

June 27, 2023

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Ontario’s Bill 26 introduces new “sexual misconduct” rules for post-secondary institutions

June 19, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Bill 26, Strengthening Post-Secondary Institutions and Students Act, 20221 amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act and the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 to add new rules and...

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Bill C-228: Pension Protection Act

April 28, 2023

| Keith P. Burkhardt

On April 18, 2023, Canada’s Senate passed Bill C-228, the Pension Protection Act.1 Should it become law (which is expected to occur later in 2023), Bill C-228 will impact the order of payments to cr...

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Arbitrator Upholds Termination of Employment for Failure to Comply with Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

April 26, 2023

| Erin R. Kuzz | Zack Lebane

A recent arbitration decision, successfully argued by our own Erin Kuzz and Zack Lebane, upheld the dismissal of hospital employees for continued refusal to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccinatio...

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Changes Coming to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Other Work-Related Statutes

March 21, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

On March 20, 2023, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023. If enacted, Bill 79 will amend various work-related statutes including, the Employment Standards Act...

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Naloxone Kits and At-Risk Workplaces – Ontario’s new health and safety obligations in effect June 1, 2023

March 13, 2023

| Jeffrey Stewart

Death by opioid overdose is an epidemic throughout communities and, in some cases, workplaces. Effective June 1, 2023, Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) will require certain ...

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Briefing Notes - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Court of Appeal for Ontario Declares Bill 307 Unconstitutional

March 08, 2023

| Sherrard Kuzz LLP

On March 6, 2023, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (“ONCA”) released its decision striking down Bill 307 as unconstitutional. The Bill, introduced by the Province of Ontario, placed spending limits...

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