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B.C. introducing minimum wage, labour protections for app-based gig workers

bwolfe — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:00:20 +0000

British Columbia is introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards. A minimum hourly wage of $20.10, which is $3.35 more than the current general minimum wage, would apply for a gig worker’s ‘engaged time,’ beginning when they accept an assignment to the […]

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Employers can expect surge of claims linked to long-haul coronavirus, remote work injuries: lawyers

bwolfe — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:00:06 +0000

As the pandemic winds down, employers can expect to see an increase in disability claims related to long-haul coronavirus infections and compensation claims resulting from injuries incurred while working remotely, says Joshua Goldberg, a Toronto-based personal injury lawyer. The most common long-haul coronavirus symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog and muscle and joint […]

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NWT, Nunavut workers’ commission proposing new pension system

mschmit — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 05:00:11 +0000

The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission is proposing eliminating lifetime pensions and replacing them with a new system that includes earnings loss and retirement benefits. Currently, the North is the only jurisdiction in Canada with a workers’ compensation system that provides pensions for life, according to a review carried out by the WSCC in 2014. […]

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Does CEWS leave workers on parental, disability leave behind?

mschmit — Fri, 01 May 2020 05:16:55 +0000

Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge employees who were on leave in the months leading up to the coronavirus shutdown appear to have fallen through a crack in the federal government’s wage subsidy program. The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees has pointed out that the airline’s unilateral use of the […]

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Sounding Board: When is coronavirus considered work-related?

mschmit — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:00:41 +0000

With the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus a pandemic, Canadian employers should prepare for the worst and plan how to respond to various employment-related issues that could arise if the virus continues to spread. Employers are raising many questions about workers’ compensation coverage and reporting responsibilities. Throughout Canada, the various provincial workers’ compensation […]

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Return-to-work plans, coverage for mental-health injuries among proposals in new Alberta bill

mschmit — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:00:51 +0000

A new bill tabled in the Alberta legislature on Monday includes a number of proposals that would affect employers. If passed, Alberta employers will have to continue providing group benefits plans to injured workers under existing coverage for a year following an injury and support the return to work of employees who suffer injuries and illnesses in the […]

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