Back to School 2020: COVID-19 Edition
Many have gotten used to working from home, but if employers require their employees to return to work, they must do so unless they have no other viable childcare arrangement.
Back to Normal? COVID-19 and Return-to-work Issues
For months now, we have been trying to spread this message: although a lot of things have changed over the last few months, one thing that has not is that attending at work is not optional (see here, for example).…
Mandatory Masks: Guide to Navigating the New Bylaws
Municipalities across Ontario are enacting new bylaws regarding the use of masks in public locations. However, these new rules provide little guidance for business owners on how to regulate and enforce mask usage in their establishments.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Information for Dentists and Dental Practices
The purpose of this post is to try to address some of the main questions and concerns you may have as an employer in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions
UPDATED: March 20, 2020 UPDATED: April 6, 2020 Last week we provided some practical recommendations to employers who are dealing with employees returning from travel in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this post, we will be taking a…
The Hiring Process and Citizenship
Our human rights legislation is very clear: you cannot discriminate on the basis of citizenship or country of origin, so you should never have a field on your application form that asks where they're from, you should never be asking whether they are Canadian citizens, and you should never ask that in the hiring process at all.
When does hiring the “right person” for the job lead to potential discrimination?
When companies overlook an over-qualified visible minority for one that’s the “right fit", it can lead to potential discrimination.
Body Art and Dress Codes: How Much Say Does an Employer Have?
Are employers allowed to ask employees to cover up visible tattoos while on the job? Generally speaking, employers are entitled to set the rules of the workplace. However, there must always be a balance between personal rights and legitimate business interests.
Can’t measure impairment, can’t manage safety risks, won’t hire medical cannabis user.
Employers are required to accommodate individuals to the point of “undue hardship”, where the need for accommodation relates to a ground protected by human rights legislation.
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: No Authority to Award Costs to a Successful Party
In the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, there is no authority to award costs to a successful party, no matter how frivolous the other party's position may have been.
