With the majority of the amendments in Bill 148 taking effect in Ontario in early December, it requires employers in the province to undertake a review of their employment policies and practices to ensure compliance. The bill followed recommendations put forth in June 2017 as part of the Changing Workplace Review. The goal of the review was to […]
Alberta is implementing it’s first job-protected bereavement leave as of Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to the death of an immediate family member or of a spouse, the three-day unpaid leave is also available for the loss of a person the employee isn’t related to but considers to be like a close relative. Bereavement leave is available for employees across […]
Only 13 per cent of employers offer a paid week off between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, according to a survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. The survey, which looked at the practices around workplace leave in the United States, found that providing Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as paid holidays is almost ubiquitous, […]
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and the Canadian Pacific Police Association have ratified a new five-year agreement, which includes paid compassionate leave that employees can receive as a loan. When employees have a personal situation, such as very ill parents, a child or a spouse, they will be able to take up to three months without […]
In its sixth year of offering employees educational workshops during Financial Literacy Month, Western University has changed its approach this time by delivering information on a range of topics rather than just the organization’s pension plans. In the past, the university has used the financial literacy focus to communicate the details of its two defined contribution plans, […]
While the discussions around the reasons employees need to miss work are getting more specific in many provinces, leave options remain fuzzy to non-existent from a government perspective for many emergency scenarios. On Wednesday, Ontario passed a new bill that includes expanding personal emergency leave to 10 days per year for all employees, with at least two paid […]