On July 8, 2020, the Federal Government published the final Standards for Work-Integrated Learning Activities Regulations, which clarify when an internship can be unpaid in the federally regulated private sector, … Read More
Authors: Calen Nixon, Jana Linner
Current medical science and drug testing technology is not sophisticated enough to determine impairment in many workplace scenarios.
As we have previously reported, employers overseeing safety-sensitive workplaces in this … Read More
The Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations are set to come into force on January 1, 2021, placing new and significant obligations on federally-regulated employers for preventing harassment and … Read More
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Government of Saskatchewan has enacted a number of amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations (the “Regulations”).
This blog provides a summary of some of … Read More
On June 11, 2020, Justice McKelvey of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that The Public Services Sustainability Act (Manitoba) (the “PSSA”) does not allow for a meaningful collective … Read More
As employees return to the workplace throughout the phases of provincial reopening in Saskatchewan, employers may be faced with requests from employees to remain away from the workplace. While there … Read More
As provinces continue through their respective reopening plans, employers are beginning to recall their employees back to work. Given the number of operational challenges present due to COVID-19, it is … Read More
Authors: Robert Frost-Hinz, Tom Richards
On May 22, 2020 the government of Saskatchewan published amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations (the “Amendments”) which revised the government’s approach to temporary layoffs, group … Read More
Employers are often unaware that human rights protections extend to not only the protection of employees, but to job applicants in the pre-employment stage as well. The risk of pre-employment … Read More
Employers forced to temporarily lay off employees may wish to provide financial assistance to employees by topping up earnings over Employment Insurance (“EI”) payments.
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Programs (“SUB plans”) can … Read More
