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November 6, 2024

Bill 190 Becomes Law: New Requirements for Employers in Ontario under the Working for Workers Five Act

By Jozef Hadlaw-Murray and Mary Diemert

On October 28, 2024, the Government of Ontario passed the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (Bill 190), which makes a series of notable changes to...

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September 30, 2024

Wilds v. 1959612 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONSC 3452 (CanLII)

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Mary Diemert

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision on June 14th, 2024, holding that a termination clause in an employment contract violated ...

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August 29, 2024

Employers Take Note: Anonymity Cannot be Guaranteed For Whistleblowers

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Logan Byberg

There is a common misconception amongst employers and employees that all whistleblower complaints will always remain anonymous. This has never been...

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April 25, 2024

Bill 149 Becomes Law: New Requirements for Employers in Ontario

By Todd Weisberg and Rafeea Abdulla

On March 21, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced that it had passed Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 which expands on the protect...

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February 26, 2024

Ontario Court rules that termination “at any time” at employer’s “sole discretion” contravenes employment legislation.

By Grace Missen and Hendrik Nieuwland

Employers should be reviewing their employment contracts to determine if they contain language that now contravenes the ESA, after the recent Ontar...

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July 7, 2023

Open Season on Employers: New Prohibitions Against No-poach and Wage-fixing Agreements Come into Effect Soon

By Nicole Jakobek and John Eglinski-Brown

Despite the need to stay competitive, control costs and retain talented employees at the head of their field, employers or representatives on their...

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