Amendments to the Competition Act that make it a criminal offence for non-affiliated employers to enter into wage-fixing or no-poaching agreements will take effect on June 23, 2023. On May … Read More
If your organization is considering monitoring employees at work, recent guidance from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) highlights important risks for employers to consider.
There are a … Read More
In case you missed it, MLT Aikins recently hosted the 2023 Saskatchewan Labour Update, which included a discussion on Bill 91, The Saskatchewan Employment (Part III) Amendment Act, 2022 (the “Amendment Act, … Read More
The Saskatchewan Government passed The Saskatchewan Employment (Part III) Amendment Act, 2022 (the “Amendment Act, 2022”). The Amendment Act 2022 aims to improve workplace health and safety and to better meet the … Read More
Effective December 15, 2023 federally regulated employers will be required to provide menstrual products at no cost to their employees who need them while at work. This requirement is being … Read More
A former assistant manager in Manitoba has been ordered to pay more than $425,000 in damages to her former employer after a hidden camera revealed she had been stealing scratch … Read More
Workplaces that condone employees’ bad behaviour may be at greater risk of vicarious liability in light of a recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The Court recently certified … Read More
UPDATE: On May 30, 2023, the Competition Bureau published its finalized guidelines reviewing its planned approach for enforcing the new criminal offence. We’ve provided updated information relating to the Bureau’s … Read More
Large federally regulated employers will soon have to comply with new requirements of the Accessible Canada Act (the “Act”). This Act is as designed to identify, remove and prevent accessibility … Read More
In June 2021, the Government of British Columbia passed legislation aimed at making public sector organizations more accessible and inclusive, and removing and preventing the barriers to the full and … Read More
