In its 2025 budget, the federal government announced several initiatives to incentivize institutional investors to back domestic infrastructure and business ventures. The budget proposed $1…
The British Columbia government has proposed changes to the province’s Employment Standards Act to allow up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave each year for people facing a…
An article on Nova Scotia’s updated workplace harassment legislation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
Nova Scotia’s government is formally recognizing workplace harassment as a health and safety issue with the introduction of new regulations to its Occupational Health and…
When tracing a woman’s career across her various life stages, the ebbs and flows will impact the support she needs from her employer and the…
While the new approach to employment insurance benefits was initially hailed as progressive and flexible, its impact on women in the workplace isn’t yet clear.…
For Ontario employers, pay equity compliance journey is an ongoing process and not a one-and-done exercise, said Will Lamond, a principal in the compensation practice…
An Ontario arbitrator has confirmed the validity of the long-term disability exception to the mandatory retirement rule. When Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in 2006, the…
Amazon.com says it’s investing more than a US$1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health-care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation…
While there are no specific laws preventing workplace romance, company executives are often held to higher standards than frontline employees through employer policies — particularly…
Amid the increase in frequency and severity of wildfires in Canada, new employment legislation in Quebec could more effectively support employees working remotely in rural…
An article announcing the finalists of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has ruled that termination of employment on the day an employee returns from a year-long mental-health leave doesn’t, in…
An article on the Ontario government’s return-to-office mandate for provincial employees was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
Nova Scotia is introducing new workplace harassment regulations effective Sept. 1. The legislation will require all provincially regulated employers to adopt a written anti-harassment policy,…
The more news coverage I read about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new return-to-office mandate for public servants, the more livid I become. In an announcement…
While legal requirements around pay transparency vary across different jurisdictions, employers that offer context around pay decisions can build trust with employees by providing clearer…
A viral video of a technology company’s chief executive officer and chief people officer appearing together on a stadium ‘kiss cam’ has renewed employer focus…
An article on the legal considerations for employers when terminating remote workers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…
In order to avoid exposure to unnecessary and expensive litigation and unforeseen liabilities, it’s important for employers to determine which jurisdiction’s rules apply when terminating…
An article on the impact of rising benefits costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
As the number of in-office days is set to increase for many of Canada’s hybrid workers, return-to-office mandates are setting the stage for tension between…
A recent US$3.1 million award by a Florida jury in favour of a Canadian engineering services and manufacturing enterprise against a high-ranking Dubai-based employee who…
While they aren’t legally binding, Quebec’s workplace artificial intelligence guidelines offer a roadmap for how existing privacy law will be interpreted and where legal expectations…
Arina Kharlamova was cradling her two-month-old daughter when an email popped into her inbox that disrupted the calm of her maternity leave. The message invited…