COVID-19 - Articles & Videos

Have your employees been working from home for so long that they have accrued a right to continue doing so? As is often the case in the world of Employment Law, it depends. But as time goes on, the risk grows.

Employers are in a difficult situation, trying to provide a safe work environment without trampling on individual rights.

Well, when it comes to the period of time you can take to bring a lawsuit (referred to as the limitation period), COVID-19 literally stopped time for around six months.

So far, two out of three court decisions have said that temporary layoffs during the pandemic are constructive dismissals.

Eligible employees are entitled to up to three days of paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave for absences from work related to COVID-19.

If a dismissed employee receives Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and then either negotiates additional severance or obtains some through a court award, do they have to pay back the CERB amounts?

No one could have imagined a year like the one we have experienced, but here is our summary of some of the most significant Employment Law developments in 2020.

New details about the restrictions announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford on January 14th are now available.