religious exemption – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 New Brunswick amending pension legislation to allow for reserve accounts, annuity buyouts https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/new-brunswick-amending-pension-legislation-to-allow-for-reserve-accounts-annuity-buyouts/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125253 New Brunswick is amending its Pension Benefits Act to allow for enhanced communications with plan members, exempt compulsory membership for religious beliefs and allow for reserve accounts and the statutory discharge of annuity buyouts. The amendments will also provide the Financial and Consumer Services Commission with the authority to address overpayment errors and grant rule-making, according to […]

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]]> Arbitrator finds employer violated Ontario Human Rights Code for termination over vaccine refusal https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/arbitrator-finds-employer-violated-ontario-human-rights-code-for-termination-over-vaccine-refusal/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=124746 An arbitrator has ruled Public Health Sudbury violated the Ontario Human Rights Code prohibition against discrimination on the basis of creed when it terminated a nurse who refused a coronavirus vaccination because it was against her religious beliefs. “The decision is significant because the arbitrator, Robert Herman, is well-respected and his reasoning will draw the […]

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