Do OHS Laws Protect Workers Who Work from Home? – Ask The Expert
In most jurisdictions, the answer is YES. QUESTION Do the OHS laws require us to take measures to protect workers who do their job from home or a remote location? If so, […]
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Telecommuting & Remote Work Policy Template
Establish clear ground rules when letting employees work from home. Letting employees work remotely from home offers organizations significant benefits, like lower overhead, equipment and other costs, the capacity to utilize […]
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Jury Duty Leave Policy Template
You must give employees unpaid leave for jury duty. Canadian citizens have a civic duty to attend court, participate in jury selection and serve as jurors if they’re selected to do […]
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Jury Duty Leave Rights: Know The Laws Of Your Province
Jury duty leave is required in every jurisdiction but leave is paid only in Newfoundland. Employees called to jury service during scheduled work time are allowed to take unpaid leave for […]
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New National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Takes Effect September 30: Compliance Alert
7 jurisdictions will and 6 will not recognize the new holiday in 2021. Thursday, September 30, 2021, will be the first official observance of the new federal National Day for Truth […]
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Do Employees Get Time Off to Vote on Election Day?
Employees may be entitled to 3 hours off at full pay, depending on their Election Day work schedule. Remember that your employees may be entitled to paid time off to vote […]
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Bereavement Leave Rights: Know The Laws Of Your Province
Bereavement leave eligibility, pay, notification and verification rules vary by province. Bereavement leave is required by the employment standards laws of every jurisdiction except Nunavut. But specific eligibility, pay, notification and […]
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How to Audit Your Bereavement Leave Policy
The 9 things you need to check to ensure compliance. In addition to being emotionally devastating, losing a loved one is often disruptive to the extent it requires employees to miss […]
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Workplace Impairment Removal Policy
Here’s a template of a policy providing for the immediate removal of workers who are impaired by drugs, alcohol or other substances, based on a model published by the Northwest […]
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Equal Pay – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Equality of pay may be required by human rights, employment standards or pay equity laws. No matter what part of Canada you’re in, it’s illegal to deliberately pay employees of one […]
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Emergency Evacuation of the Disabled – Know The Laws Of Your Province
OHS and accessibility laws require accommodations for the disabled. OHS laws require employers to create and implement an emergency response plan and procedures for evacuating or sheltering in place in case […]
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Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Passport Policy
Although courts have yet to weigh in on the issue, regulatory guidelines indicate that employers may follow the lead of some provincial governments and implement COVID-19 vaccination passport policies requiring […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination Passport Lawscape
Which provinces have adopted vaccination passport requirements?
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How to Audit Your Compassionate Care Leave Policy
10 things to check to ensure compliance. Caring for an elderly parent care or other close family member who’s on the verge of death is an emotionally harrowing experience; less than […]
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Compassionate Care Leave Policy Template
A template you can use to create a new leave policy or vet your current one. Caring for an elderly parent care or other close family member who’s on the verge […]
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Compassionate Care Leave Rights Across Canada
Compassionate care eligibility, notification, verification and reinstatement rules in each jurisdiction. Caring for an elderly parent care or other close family member who’s on the verge of death is an emotionally […]
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2021 Due Diligence Guide
The first half of 2021 has been transformative for HR and employment law in Canada. New regulations have taken effect regarding workplace safety, temporary layoffs, right to disconnect, privacy, and […]
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Statutory Holidays in Each Part of Canada in 2021
Adjust your work schedules for the year accordingly. Here’s a consolidated list of each jurisdiction’s statutory holidays in 2021 so you don’t have to track them down from the 14 ESA […]
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Month In Review – Québec
Download the Month in Review for Québec. These monthly snapshots will provide you with up-to-date information to develop your business strategy by giving expert advice on what actions should be taken […]
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COVID-19 Unpaid Leave Policy (All jurisdictions except Ontario)
A template for creating a legally compliant COVID leave policy. Since the pandemic began, all but 2 jurisdictions (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) have revised their employment standards laws to give employees […]
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Reimagining Occupational Health & Safety in Quebec – AVETTA white paper
Bill 59 – The Background Quebec’s workplace safety regulations were pending overhaul for almost four decades, until Quebec Labor Minister John Boulet introduced ‘Bill 59’ on October 27, 2020, officially referred […]
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COVID-19: Cross-Canada Support Programs for Employers and Employees
This document sets out employment-related support programs across Canada for businesses and workers. It does not include the myriad of other programs designed to assist individuals or families independent of […]
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Employers’ Duty to Re-Employ Injured Workers: Know The Laws of Your Province
How long must you keep an injured worker’s job open for a potential return to work? The workers comp laws of all but 5 jurisdictions (Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and […]
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Work From Home Policy
To ensure that key functions within the XYZ Co’s business can be conducted from employees’ homes or, other remote locations is the purpose of this statement of Policy and Procedure.
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Paid COVID-19 Leave Rights Lawscape
Keeping track with the current state of COVID paid vaccination and sick leave laws Content When the pandemic began, provinces enacted legislation giving employees unpaid leave for time missed due to […]
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Employee Rights to Paid COVID-19 Leave: Know The Laws Of Your Province
Current paid COVID-19 leave laws across Canada. When the pandemic began, provinces responded by enacting legislation giving employees unpaid leave for time missed due to COVID. Now that vaccines have become […]
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Policy for Remote Monitoring of Telecommuters
Get right to use software to monitor productivity of employees who work from home. Letting employees telecommute poses significant HR challenges to organizations, not the least of which is ensuring that […]
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Termination Notice Amounts & Exceptions : Know The Laws Of Your Province
How much notice must you pay the employees you terminate? One of the biggest differences between Canadian and U.S. employment law is that employers in this country must provide employees notice […]
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Termination Notice Duties of Employees – Know the Laws of Your Province
The duty to provide termination notice runs both ways We all understand that employment standards laws ban employers from terminating an employee without cause unless they provide termination notice or wages […]
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Paid COVID-19 Vaccination During Work Hours Leave Policy
Although it’s not currently required (except in Saskatchewan; BC has also provided for vaccination leave but it’s unpaid), organizations might want to offer their employees paid time off so they […]
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