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Published on: 12 Feb 2024 By

Is Bill 124 unconstitutional? Yes. And also, no.

On, February 12, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its much-anticipated decision1 on the constitutionality of Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (the “Act”), which restricts increases to salaries and compensation for e…

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Published on: 14 Dec 2023 By ,

Employment considerations when purchasing a professional practice*  

Purchasing a professional practice can be an exciting time for the purchaser, but it can also be an overwhelmingly complex and time-consuming endeavour if you don’t engage the right people to guide you through the process. There are many important business and legal considerations to keep in…

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Published on: 20 Nov 2023 By

Reminder: Federally-regulated employers must provide free menstrual products to their employees starting December 15, 2023

On December 15th, 2023, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products) (the “Regulations”) will come into force, requiring federally-regulated employers in Canada to provide menstrual products to their employees at no cost. What exactly is req…

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Published on: 8 Nov 2023 By

Can an Ontario-regulated employer prohibit their employees from discussing their salaries, bonuses and other compensation?

While open discussions about compensation between employees were once considered impolite, they are becoming more common as people gain awareness of pay inequities.  In 2023, women and visible minorities, on average, still earn less than their male counterparts who are not part of a visible …

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Published on: 18 Jul 2023 By
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Cost management and claims reduction: WSIB and Occupational Health & Safety

Our management-side labour and employment group at Siskinds is dedicated to offering effective strategies and advice to our employer clients, including helping them manage and control costs tied to their employment relationship with workers. A significant part of my practice revolves around …

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Published on: 11 Apr 2023 By

Is it time to update your vaccination policy?

It’s been three long years of ever-changing expectations about our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  As governments and organizations are reassessing the cost/benefit analysis of risk reduction measures, mandatory vaccination policies are front and centre. Now that the Ontario government i…

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Published on: 27 Mar 2023 By

An employment lawyer’s review of an AI-drafted employment agreement

Along with what feels like every other person on the planet, I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT. For the uninitiated, ChatGPT is an AI chat bot developed by OpenAI. I’m hardly an expert on the subject, but ChatGPT does not appear to “think” the way humans do. It is incapable of subjective …

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Published on: 24 Jan 2023 By

Is it even a pilot project 24 years later?: The case for mandatory mediation across Ontario

Lawyers practicing any form of litigation know that mediation can be a client’s best friend. It’s an efficient, effective, and fair mechanism to resolve clients’ differences in a timely way. In 1999, the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program established a pilot project to test the advantages o…

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