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2023 Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada, as of Oct 1, 2023 FEDERAL General Minimum Wage: $16.65 per hour or minimum wage of province of employment, whichever is higher Separate Minimum Wages: None Scheduled Increases: Annual CPI increases […]
FavoriteCourt Confirms Employer Can Dismiss Employee Where Side Job Is A Problem
Over the last decade, there has been a rise in the number of workers with a second job (often referred to as a side hustle or side job). Now with […]
FavoriteIs It Legal to Make Employees Take a Lie Detector Test?
Studies show that the average person lies 4 times a day, or 1,460 times per year. Leaving aside what it says about human character, this proclivity to tell lies may […]
FavoriteHow to Report Employee’s Failure to Return from Leave on the ROE
You must notify Service Canada when employees on unpaid leave quit their job so they don’t get EI. Employers use the ROE to report to Service Canada when an employee experiences […]
FavoriteImportant Factors For Employers And Employees To Consider In Interprovincial Remote Working Arrangements
Employment law has undergone rapid developments as a result of employers, employees and legislators responding to the societal shifts caused by the pandemic and its associated lockdowns. Lockdowns ordered by […]
FavoritePay Transparency Compliance Game Plan
The new pay transparency laws and the 4 things you must do to comply with them. Pay transparency has become the hottest thing in cutting edge HR law. Many jurisdictions have […]
FavoriteFederal Government Adopts Sweeping New Modern Slavery Law
Employers must crack down on forced and child labour and submit annual reports by May 31. Companies found to use child or slave labour in their supply chains face a firestorm […]
FavoriteIs It Discrimination to Pay Foreign Workers from Poorer Countries Less?
Policies that appear neutral on their face may have discriminatory effects. Canada is in the throes of a severe labour shortage. Without enough Canadians available to do the jobs that must […]
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