Tag: Rest Periods
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Ontario Guidance re Meals & Breaks During COVID-19
The Ontario government published guidance for employers to help reduce COVID-19 outbreaks during meals and breaks at the workplace . . .
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Manitoba Proclaims In Force Bill 4 re Retail Business Holidays
Manitoba proclaimed Bill 4, The Retail Business Hours of Operation Act (Various Acts Amended or Repealed) in force as of December 12, 2020 . . .
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Manitoba Passes Bill 4 re Retail Business Holidays
Manitoba Bill 4, The Retail Business Hours of Operation Act (Various Acts Amended or Repealed) received Royal Assent on December 3, 2020. Bill 4 includes amendments to the Manitoba Employment Standards Code (ESC) with respect to days of rest for retail businesses . . .
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Alberta Introduces Bill 32 re Employment Standards & Labour Relations
Alberta introduced Bill 32, Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020, for first reading on July 7, 2020. Bill 32 includes extensive amendments to the Employment Standards Code (ESC) and the Labour Relations Code . . .
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New Brunswick Passes Bill 3 re Days of Rest
New Brunswick passed Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Days of Rest Act, on June 18, 2020. Bill 3 amends the New Brunswick Days of Rest Act to permit real estate activities, including the viewing or displaying, the rental or offer for rental, the trade, the sale or offer for sale or purchase of real estate, on days of rest . . .
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Quebec Announcement re Sunday Closures (Updated)
Ed. Note: The post has been updated to include the link to the order.
To provide employees with a day of rest, the Quebec government issued an order closing most businesses, including grocery stores, on Sundays during the month of April . . .
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New Brunswick Introduced Bill 3 re Days of Rest
New Brunswick introduced Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Days of Rest Act, for first reading on November 20, 2019 . . .
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Federal Government Publishes New Interpretations, Policies & Guidelines
In conjunction with amendments to Part III of the Canada Labour Code (the Code) coming into force on September 1, 2019, the federal government has published a series of new interpretations, policies and guidelines (IPGs) on employment standards . . .
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Recap: Canada Labour Code Amendments Coming into Force September 1, 2019
Over the last 1-2 years, there has been a flurry of amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the Code). After reviewing my earlier posts, I thought it was time for a recap of the amendments to Part III of the Code and the Canada Labour Standards Regulations (the Regulations) coming into force on September 1, 2019.
A future post will review additional federal Bills and amending regulations yet to be proclaimed into force . . .
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Ontario Proposal to Revoke Garment Industry Regulation
Ontario has published a proposal to revoke Ontario Regulation 291/01: Terms and Conditions of Employment in Defined Industries - Women's Coat and Suit Industry and Women's Dress and Sportswear Industry . . .
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