The Finnish Act on Co-operation within Undertakings (the “Co-operation Act”) mandates co-operation negotiations between employers and employees. The purpose of the Act is to develop active co-operation between companies and their employees and improve employees’ ability to influence decision making relating to their work, their working conditions and their position in the company. The Act applies to companies employing 20 or more employees. Although the co-operation process is usually only seen as a phase […]

The May long weekend is before us. The weather is great, the LCBO averted a labour disruption, and I suspect that traffic may be worse than usual getting out of the city. In honour of the long weekend, I have set out below the top 5 questions I am asked about public holidays under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”):
1. Do we have to provide our staff with the civic holiday (first Monday in August)?
Although many employers provide […]