More than half of Canadians say they, a co-worker, or both have been bullied on the job — but while the majority reported it to their employer, only one-third of workplaces took action, according to a new nationwide survey. A random sampling of more than 1,800 Canadians found that overall, 55 per cent were bullied [...]
Commissioner David Branch is standing firm in his belief that Ontario Hockey League players are there for the love of the game and shouldn’t be paid for their services. It appears that the Ontario government agrees. Branch sent a letter to the provincial government on Monday in an effort to keep the league’s 425 players [...]
Commissioner David Branch is standing firm in his belief that the players in the Ontario Hockey League are there for the love of the game, and shouldn’t be getting paid for their services. It appears that the Ontario government agrees. Branch sent a letter to the provincial government on Monday as an effort to keep [...]
Would allow five days off each year for care of relatives, children's education, citizenship ceremonies OTTAWA (CP) -- The Trudeau government is seeking to give federally regulated workers more paid personal-leave days in a proposal that arrives as Ontario moves to cut workers' time-off entitlements. Federal budget legislation, if passed, would let workers take up [...]
Ontario is open for business: the government is acting to bring jobs and investment back to our province by lightening the burden on business and making sure that hard work is rewarded. The proposed Making Ontario Open for Business Act would remove the worst burdens that prevent Ontario businesses from creating jobs while expanding opportunities for workers. [...]
TORONTO – The company that makes Property Brothers and dozens of other TV programs is being sued for millions in regular wages as well as overtime, vacation and public holiday pay claimed on behalf of hundreds of contract production personnel. The proposed class action suit claims Cineflix and its affiliates violated the Ontario Employment Standards Act and [...]
OTTAWA — The board responsible for hearing grievances by federal government workers must reconsider a decision after the Federal Court of Appeal found it downplayed a sexual assault as a “prank,” and used its “own concept of logic” instead of assessing actual evidence. The case involves a grievance filed to the Public Service Labour Relations [...]
Making Ontario Open for Business Act will scrap key Liberal workplace laws Premier Doug Ford's government will freeze Ontario's minimum wage at $14 for another two years with a sweeping new bill that scraps many of the labour reforms brought in by the previous Liberal government in favour of a more pro-business agenda. The omnibus legislation, [...]
Calgary-based company updates alcohol and drug policy in advance of legalization of recreational pot WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will follow the lead of rival Air Canada in banning pot use for staff in certain "safety-sensitive positions" even when they aren't at work. The company says it updated its alcohol and drug policy in preparation [...]
Employers must take steps to confirm an employee’s intent to resign or retire, but once confirmed and accepted, it’s a done deal People decide to leave their jobs for various reasons — they have a better opportunity, they don’t like their job anymore, or they just want a change can be some of the motivations [...]