Transport & Logistics latest legal trends and insights series: Part 2
On November 14, 2023, Miller Thomson’s National Transportation & Logistics Group hosted an in-person educational seminar in Toronto, discussing the latest legal trends and insights surrounding the transportation and logistics industry. The event was hosted by Miller Thomson’s Transportation & […]
Temporary help agency and recruiter licensing framework in Ontario: Public consultations underway
On November 21, 2022, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (the “Ministry”) began a public consultation process to develop regulations for the new temporary help agency and recruiter licensing framework. This new licensing framework was introduced as […]
COVID-19 vaccinations and infectious disease emergency leave
UPDATE: This amendment to the Guide was removed following publication of this article. When dealing with employees who fail or refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, employers in Ontario may wish to consider, among other things, whether such employee(s) […]
Supreme Court strikes down Uber’s arbitration clause in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the arbitration clause in Uber’s standard form driver contracts, which requires disputes to be resolved through mediation and arbitration in the Netherlands, was unconscionable and thus invalid. As a […]
Federal update: New workplace harassment and violence requirements effective January 1, 2021
On June 24, 2020, the Federal Government published the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the “Regulations”). The Regulations set out requirements aimed at addressing workplace violence and harassment. They will come into force on January 1, 2021, replacing Part […]
Critical Ontario COVID-19 update on emergency leave, temporary layoffs and constructive dismissals
By way of a O. Reg 228/20 filed on May 29, 2020 (the “Regulation”) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) , the Ontario government has extended the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave to apply to non-unionized employees “whose hours of […]
Managing COVID-19 in the workplace
Overview of the Situation (as of March 15, 2020) The Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was classified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. At this stage, over 100 countries worldwide have reported cases of COVID-19, including […]
