Interim EI Rules Could Mean Greater Benefits for Some Terminated Employees
Although the Government of Canada has yet to change the EI laws and regulations (the Employment Insurance Act and Employment Insurance Regulations), it issued an interim order in August 2020. Nelligan Law gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Avery Yandt, Student-at-Law, in writing this blog post. Terminated employees are often entitled to both severance pay from… Read more »
Do I need to work from home during a Stay-at-Home Order?
The new Stay-at-Home Order (the “Order”) has raised several questions for employees who are still required to attend the workplace. The Order states that every individual must remain in their home unless they leave for a necessary purpose such as work. “Work” is defined as work, “[…] where the nature of the work requires the… Read more »
Do You Have Employees? You Need a Remote Work Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a fundamental shift in how we work. Previously, most employers permitted employees to work remotely on only an exceptional basis. Many managers alleged that their employees would not work as hard while away from the office; they would be distracted by household responsibilities; they would not be responsive to… Read more »
Punished for speaking up about working conditions? COVID-19 and Reprisal Law
Earlier this year, a successful reprisal case made headlines after a migrant farm worker was fired for speaking up about COVID-19 safety precautions in the workplace. Gabriel Flores was terminated after he raised concerns about poor living and working conditions at the Ontario farm at which he works, where 199 of his fellow workers had tested… Read more »
Jill Lewis on CTV Morning Live
How the Infections Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) may leave vulnerable Employees behind
On September 3, 2020, the province unassumingly extended the IDEL, which was supposed to end on September 4, 2020. Although the province framed the purpose of the leave as protecting employees, it has had the opposite effect. Recap In May 2020, the provincial government changed certain Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) rules to “protect” employees through… Read more »