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Ontario Bill 27 – Do Not Call Your Employees After Work Please The Provincial government passed Bill 27 through the legislature in December. … Read more

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Minimum Wage Increase & Bill 27 Further confirmation that there will be a spring election comes with the Ford government’s announcement that they … Read more

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New Federal Support Programs for Employers and Workers November 1, 2021 The Federal Government has announced replacement programs for the CRB (CERB) employee … Read more

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All COVID-19 Restrictions to be Fully Lifted by the End of March Ontario just announced that it will lift all COVID-19 public health … Read more

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Plans to Exit Step Three in the “Roadmap to Reopening” October 15, 2021 The Premier just announced that Ontario is “finalizing the plan” … Read more

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  Ontario Minimum Wage Set to Increase October 1, 2021 Minimum wage is about to go up by 10 cents for Ontario workers. … Read more

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    What the New Vaccination Passport Means for Ontario Businesses Ontario’s vaccine passport (or certificate, as the provincial government is calling it) … Read more

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Vaccine Policies Gaining Traction On August 24, 2021, the Ontario Government issued Ontario Regulation 577/21, mandating that all employers comply with any advice and … Read more

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Not only can you ask employees about their vaccination status and intentions, in our view, you should ask.  In one of our HRLive updates, we recommended that all Clients privately approach staff to find out their vaccination intentions.  While you cannot insist employees vaccinate, you can ask an employee if they are getting the vaccine or if they intend to be vaccinated, in order to update the Covid Safety Plan for your workplace (if you don’t have a plan, contact us). Employers have the right and responsibility to provide for workplace safety and this is a reasonable question to ask in that spirit – just as you may have employees fill out a daily Covid-survey. If an employee refuses to answer or says they can’t vaccinate due to a medical or personal reason, don’t ‘push it’ further.  But you can ask.

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Returning to the Office After Covid Many offices are still transitioning employees back to the workplace while others are entertaining so-called ‘hybrid’ approaches … Read more