Tag: Ontario Employment Standards Act

Healthcare workers’ longer hours don’t necessarily increase health, safety risks

By Rosalind Cooper May 15, 2016 Northern Exposure

Updated: May 15, 2016

by Rosalind H. Cooper Most employers know that there are restrictions under employment standards legislation regarding maximum hours of work for their employees. In certain circumstances, it is possible to exceed these daily or weekly maximums. However, care must be exercised when doing so in order to avoid a breach of the employer’s duties under […]

Ontario government proceeding with review of its labor and employment laws

By Marc Rodrigue Sep 6, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: Sep 6, 2015

by Marc Rodrigue In February, the province of Ontario appointed the Honorable John C. Murray, a former judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and management-side labor lawyer, and C. Michael Mitchell, a former union-side labor lawyer, as special advisers tasked with reviewing both the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and the Ontario […]