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Can Employers Mandate Employees to Be Vaccinated?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the modern world with extraordinary issues, from government-enforced shutdowns, to mass layoffs, to border closures, and more. The promise of an effective vaccine is fueling optimism but it is also giving rise to new issues as employers undoubtedly ask whether they can require employees to vaccinate. The answer isn’t […] Read more
Transition from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to Employment Insurance (EI)
On August 20, 2020, the Government of Canada announced further details on their plan to transition from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to Employment Insurance (EI). To aid Canadians in this transition, CERB has been extended by an additional four weeks to a maximum of 28 weeks. Additionally, changes are being made to the […] Read more
Summary of Income Relief Programs offered by the Federal Government and the B.C. Provincial Government
This article provides a summary of already-established and newly announced programs by the federal and B.C. provincial governments that are available to workers who are experiencing negative impacts to their earnings as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these programs described below require employers to apply in order for employees to be […] Read more
Obligations of Federally Regulated Employers when Laying-off or Terminating Employees
Current to March 26, 2020 With the current COVID-19 crisis, many federally regulated employers are facing difficult workplace decisions. The information set out below addresses only the provisions of the Canada Labour Code affecting federally regulated employers. Employers may also have contractual or common law obligations which exceed the minimum requirements discussed below. Notice […] Read more
Special Guidance for Employers when Completing ROEs
Service Canada has provided specific guidance for completing a Record of Employment (ROE) for employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These instructions are as follows: When an employee stops working because they are sick and/or quarantined due to COVID-19, the employer should use “Code D – illness or injury” as the reason for separation. There […] Read more