Three New Statutory Leaves Of Absence Are Set To Take Effect In Ontario On October 29, 2014

On April 29, 2014, Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014, was passed and received royal assent in Ontario. This means that, effective October 29, 2014, the list of job-protected leaves of absence under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will expand to include family caregiver leave, critically ill child care leave and crime-related child death or disappearance leave. These new leaves of absence will be in addition to […]

By | May 14th, 2014 ||

United Kingdom: Prepare Your Business For Outbreak Of World Cup 'Fever'

With the eagerly anticipated football World Cup in Brazil fast approaching, how will this major sporting event impact your employees and, in turn, your business? It was estimated that the World Cup in 2006 cost British business up to £4 billion in lost productivity. As a result, employers took steps to address this at the last World Cup in South Africa and with under 2 months until the start of Brazil 2014, now is […]

By | May 13th, 2014 ||

Pregnancy Accommodation Legislation: A Patchwork Employers Must Carefully Monitor

Is Pennsylvania going to join the ranks of states and municipalities requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees? Senate Bill 1209, which was recently introduced and referred to committee, is intended to do precisely that; a similar piece of legislation has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Under the proposed Senate bill, employers with “four or more” employees in Pennsylvania would be required to provide “[a]n accommodation for as long […]

By | May 12th, 2014 ||