Labour & Employment Law Blog

Time Theft and Remote Work

Jennifer Zeilikman
February 22, 2023
4 minute read

Time Theft and Remote Work Remote work or work-from-home arrangements rapidly increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There also has been a rapid increase…

Taking A Resignation Back

Arthur Zeilikman
February 21, 2023
3 minute read

Toronto Mayor, John Tory’s, extra-marital affair with a staff employee generated a lot of interesting discussion about the appropriateness of romances in the workplace.…

First Time Ontario Court Considers Tort of Human Trafficking in the Labour Context

Jennifer Zeilikman
February 10, 2023
6 minute read

This case is the first time that an Ontario court had to consider a claim for damages for human trafficking in the labour context…

Mass Layoffs and Terminations in the Tech Industry

Jennifer Zeilikman
February 3, 2023
5 minute read

The global tech industry suffered lately from an economic slowdown which resulted in thousands of workers being dismissed from their jobs. For instance, in…

COVID-19 Update

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 27, 2023
7 minute read

As we begin 2023, we must acknowledge the unprecedented impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment law. We have written numerous blogs…

What Does an Employment Lawyer do?

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 23, 2023
2 minute read

An employment lawyer assists both employees and employers with respect to certain workplace issues or disputes in non-unionized workplaces. In contrast, labour lawyers offer…

Failure to Abide by Certain Requirements Under the Employment Standards Act Leads to an Award for Moral and Punitive Damages

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 16, 2023
3 minute read

In the decision of Pohl v. Hudson’s Bay Company (“Pohl”), 2022 ONSC 5230, the court made the decision to award both moral and punitive…

Changes to the Employment Standards Act

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 12, 2023
2 minute read

New rules came into place on January 1, 2023, with respect to business and IT consultants Effective January 1, 2023, changes made to the…

Am I a federal employee?

Zeilikman Law
December 14, 2022
2 minute read

Many of our former blogs dealt with Ontario employees whose employment is governed by Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000. However, there are thousands of…

Bank Employees

Zeilikman Law
December 14, 2022
2 minute read

The first thing of which you ought to be aware as someone who works at a bank is that you are federally regulated. This…