When you’re starting to drown between employee concerns, payroll duties and helping your CEO -- HR Insider is there to help get the logistical work out of the way.
Need a policy because of a recent regulatory change? We’ve got it for you. Need some quick training on a specific HR topic? We’ve got it for you. HR Insider provides the resources you need to craft, implement and monitor policies with confidence. Our team of experts (which includes lawyers, analysts and HR professionals) keep track of complex legislation, pending changes, new interpretations and evolving case law to provide you with the policies and procedures to keep you ahead of problems. FIND OUT MORE...
Court Upholds ESA Director’s Rejection of Averaging Agreement

Mine workers traveling to Yukon had to spend 2 weeks in a Whitehorse hotel self-isolating, for which they were paid regular wages. They then worked at the mine for 28 straight days followed by 6 weeks off. The miners consented to an averaging agreement to ensure that the 6-weeks-on, 6-weeks-off rotation complied with Yukon ESA requirements. But the Director of Employment Standards rejected the arrangement, reasoning that12 weeks was too long for an averaging agreement to last. The employer appealed, claiming that while the term of the averaging agreement was 12 weeks, it provided only for 6 weeks of work. But the Yukon court said the Director’s interpretation was reasonable and tossed the appeal [The Director of Employment Standards v Employment Standards Board, 2021 YKSC 28 (CanLII), May 20, 2021].