Employers Can Insist on New Contracts When Employees Retract Resignation

When an employer permits an employee to retract a previously-accepted resignation, the employer can insist upon modified terms to the employment contract as a condition of continued employment, even where there has been no interruption of work.

UncategorizedBen HahnJune 12, 2019Benjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerContracts, Employment, Law, Ontario, Employment Standrds, Employment Standards, Employment Standards Act, Resign, Resignation, Quit, Quitting, Employment Contract, Consideration

Human Rights Code Employment Protections Can Still Apply to Non-Employees

Human rights prohibitions against discrimination "with respect to employment" can extend to consultants, contractors, or other non-employee workers.

Pay Equity Rights in Ontario

Ontario has three legal regimes which address gender wage discrimination: human rights laws against workplace discrimination, employment standards for "equal pay for equal work," and pay equity legislation for "equal pay for work of equal value."

Can an Employer Force an Employee to Bank Vacation Time?

Yes, but with some restrictions. Ontario employers can direct when employees take vacation, but employment standards legislation requires employers to at least let employees take their minimum vacation entitlement within ten months of it accruing.

UncategorizedBen HahnApril 15, 2019Benjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerContracts, Employment, Law, Ontario, Employment Standrds, Vacation Time, Vacation Pay, Employment Standards, Employment Standards Act