Amazon Warehouse Workers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany are on Strike: How will Amazon Ottawa Fare?
As has been widely reported, tech giant Amazon is set to open a million-square-foot warehouse in Ottawa, which will employ approximately 600 people. While the announcement of hundreds of new jobs is generally good news for Ottawa, we have to ask whether the global company will be able to adapt to the particular employment protections… Read more »
You’ve Been Terminated: Now What?
Nelligan O’Brien Payne gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Daniel Hunter, Student-at-Law, in writing this blog post. The immediate aftermath of a termination is a turbulent time, and some employers may try to use this to their advantage. Therefore, it is important that you understand your rights. Here are five things to have in mind immediately… Read more »
New Anti-Harassment Regime Coming to Federal Workplaces and Parliament
In the wake of #MeToo and increasing awareness of the pernicious effects of harassment in the workplace, the government has been working towards modernizing labour legislation to ensure greater protection for employees in federal workplaces and at Parliament. On October 25, 2018, Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and… Read more »
Tornado and Emergency Leave: does such a thing even exist?
Nelligan O’Brien Payne gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Denise Deschênes, Student-at-Law in writing this blog post. For those of us living in the nation’s capital, tornado warnings are becoming a more frequent occurrence. The most recent tornado to affect Ottawa seemed to take everyone by surprise, including severe weather meteorologists. So, if you receive a… Read more »
Severance packages and what that online reasonable notice calculator isn’t telling you
After two or three decades of employment, you have been handed a severance package and shown the door – now what?
Canada’s New Parental Sharing Benefit: How Does It Work?
The Government of Canada announced last September that it would be rolling out a new Employment Insurance (EI) Parental Sharing Benefit. The roll-out was scheduled to take effect in June 2019 but is now available as of March 17, 2019.
Is there a tort of harassment in Ontario? ONCA says “no, but maybe, but probably not, so yeah…”
Well, after a few years of plaintiffs understanding that there was a tort of harassment in Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) in Merrifield v Attorney General of Canada has definitively stated that there is no tort of harassment in Ontario, unless there is.
Did the WSIB get the memo on marijuana?
The new WSIB policy provides a fairly limited coverage for medicinal use of cannabis.
Changes to Labour Standards in Quebec – What Do You Need to Know?
What are the top five things you should know about the recent changes to labour standards in Quebec?
Top 5 Reasons Not to Sign your Severance Package Without Obtaining Legal Advice
You have just been called into a meeting with your boss and told that your employer is terminating your employment. Your boss then hands you a letter that sets out a severance package containing various financial payments they say you are entitled to. They put in a tight deadline for you to sign and return… Read more »