employer policy – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 How employers can support employees with psoriatic conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/disability-management/how-employers-can-support-employees-with-psoriatic-conditions/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134169 In 2021, more than 50 per cent of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis said their condition has had a negative impact at work, according to Antonella Scali, executive director at the Canadian Psoriasis Network, speaking during a session at the annual Canadian Arthritis Research Conference last week. People living with inflammatory conditions often report […]

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]]> Arthritis Society updating accommodation policy to support employees experiencing menopause https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/arthritis-society-updating-accommodation-policy-to-support-employees-experiencing-menopause/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128618 Arthritis Society Canada is supporting female employees by including menopause in its accommodation policy. The policy identifies ways in which a menopausal woman might require similar accommodations as a pregnant woman and includes adjusting an employee’s job responsibilities, finding alternate work and taking leave, says Trish Barbato, president and chief executive officer at Arthritis Society Canada. “I see […]

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]]> Ontario’s electronic monitoring policy ensures employer transparency: lawyer https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/ontarios-electronic-monitoring-policy-ensures-employer-transparency-lawyer/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127789 By requiring employers to have a written policy on the electronic monitoring of their employees, the Ontario government is aiming to increase employer transparency, says Andy Pushalik, partner and head of the employment and labour group at Dentons Canada LLP. “With so many employees now working from home, [the government] felt there was a requirement that […]

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]]> Employee placed on unpaid leave over mask refusal not entitled to reasonable notice: Alberta court https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/employee-placed-on-unpaid-leave-over-mask-refusal-not-entitled-to-reasonable-notice-alberta-court/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125607 An Alberta court has ruled that a Calgary grocery store worker placed on indefinite unpaid leave — for failure to comply with a mandatory mask policy — has resigned as opposed to being constructively dismissed and isn’t entitled to reasonable notice or compensation in lieu thereof. “This decision may signal that adjudicators will have little […]

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