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May 18, 2021 · A significant reduction in those aspects of your job is a serious – and illegal – change to the terms of your employment. You have the right to refuse such a change in hours or salary, or any change to your employment conditions, and to treat it as a constructive dismissal.
Jun 27, 2022 · Read this FAQ about your employment rights as an employee in Ontario, BC or Alberta during the COVID-19 outbreak & its impact on businesses in Canada.
- Overview
- Leaves of Absence
- Taking Vacation Time
- Temporary Layoffs
- Filing A Claim
The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) sets out minimum standards of employment for most employees in Ontario workplaces. It does not prohibit employers from requiring employees to stay at home due to potential public health risks, like COVID-19. Generally, an employer is not required under the ESAto pay an employee wages if the employee has not ...
There are several job-protected leaves provided under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) that might apply to an employee.
Generally, the employer decides when an employee takes vacation. Vacations must usually be at least one week long. The vacation can be shorter if the employee asks to do so, in writing, and the employer agrees, in writing. An employer could decide to schedule a vacation for one or more employees at any time, including during the time that the emplo...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government made a regulation that changed certain ESA rules during the “COVID-19 period”. The COVID-19 period ended on July 30, 2022. During the COVID-19 period (March 1, 2020 to July 30, 2022) a non-unionized employee was deemed (i.e. automatically considered) to be on unpaid infectious disease eme...
If an employee thinks that their employer has not followed the ESA, the employee can file a claim with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Learn more about filing a claim.
May 4, 2021 · COVID-19 layoffs can be a constructive dismissal, judge rules. There are two ways an individual could be constructively dismissed: A fundamental change to a term of employment takes place, or; The employer demonstrates that it no longer wants to employ the employee.
Mar 9, 2020 · Employees may be absent from work during an epidemic for a number of reasons: they may have contracted a virus, they may be obliged to care for a loved one who is ill or they may be unable to attend work due to travel disruptions. Key knowledge for employer counsel advising on such absences includes:
As vaccine coverage increases, provinces and territories are re-opening their economies and lifting public health measures based on local circumstances. Learn what you can do as an employee or an employer to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to protect yourself, your family and your community.
Jul 4, 2022 · The pandemic necessity of doing your job away from the workplace is ending as restrictions and mandates ease and employers refocus on getting people back to in-person work. While employers...
