Employment Law Information
Statutes (laws made by the Ontario Legislature or
the Federal Parliament rather than by our courts)
Employment
Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario law): this
statute imposes certain minimum standards that
must be met by employers and employees in Ontario,
including
notice/pay instead of notice, severance pay, and
maternity/parental leave. It is important to note
that this Act sets out
only the bare minimum requirements: employees will
often be entitled to far more notice or pay instead
of notice than the minimum amounts required by
this Act: contact Paul
McKeever for more information about how much notice
is appropriate in your situation.
Canada
Labour Code (Federal law): this
statute imposes certain minimum standards that must be
met by certain federally regulated or operated employers
in Canada, including the federal government itself, banks,
airlines, Canada Post, etc.
Human
Rights Code (Ontario law): among other things,
this statutes provides employees with rights not to be
discriminated against or harrassed by employers or other
fellow employees on the basis of certain personal characteristics,
including race, sex (including pregnancy), religion,
nationality, disability etc.
Canada
Human Rights Act (Federal law): among other things,
this statutes provides federal employees, and employees
in industries under federal jurisdiction (e.g., banks,
airlines, Canada Post, etc.) with rights not to be discriminated
against or harrassed by employers or other fellow employees
on the basis of certain personal characteristics, including
race, sex, religion, nationality, disability etc.
Employment
Insurance Act (Federal law): Canada's
employment insurance system is set up by this law, and
the regulations made pursuant to it. It describes such
things as when a person is eligible to receive employment
insurance, and the amounts that they will receive.
Ministry
of Labour (Government of Ontario) - Employment Standards
Branch: this branch of the Ontario Ministry of
Labour administers the Employment Standards Act. Claims
for termination pay and/or severance pay can be made
to this branch. However, making a claim under the Employment
Standards Act will often prevent a person from pursuing
a much larger amount of compensation in the courts. Contact
Paul McKeever before making a complaint to the
Employment Standards branch.
Human
Rights Commission (Government of Ontario): This
commission administers the Human Rights Code. Human rights
complaints are filed with this commission with or without
the assistance of an employment lawyer. Contact Paul
McKeever if you would like assistance in making or responding
to a human rights complaint.
Paul
McKeever, B.Sc.(Hons), M.A., LL.B.
Employment Lawyer
106 Stevenson Road South
Oshawa, Ontario
CANADA L1J 5M1
Telephone:
905-721-9772
Toll Free: 1-877-738-8531
FAX: 905-571-7706
*e-mail: pmckeever@mckeever.com
*IMPORTANT
NOTE: Paul McKeever receives hundreds of e-mails every day.
Please use a descriptive Subject line on your message: given the current
spamming crisis, messages with the subject "Hi", "[blank]",
etc. will be
deleted without being viewed. If you would like to obtain legal advice from
Paul McKeever, you are strongly advised to contact him via telephone.
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