URGENT: The Ontario Government has introduced an extension to the COVID-19 period and related changes to the Employment Standards Act, as well as introducing legislation that will affect the recall and layoff terms in collective agreements in Unionized workplaces. Please click the links to see the …
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Do Employee Benefits Continue During Pandemic Layoff?
I have been seeing comments and questions from employers who are facing the cancellation of benefits from the provider, on the grounds that the employees are "laid off" and no longer eligible for benefits (due to 13 weeks of layoff). The Ontario Government announced in late May that the "Infectious …
New Layoff Rules Mean Terminated Workers Must Be Rehired
Under the newly-announced revision to the Termination provision of the ESA, workers whose hours or jobs have been impacted by the COVID-19 are now considered to be on a protected, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave.If you have laid off employees, and they will not be able to return to work beyond …
