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Conducting Background Checks? Be Careful About Making Decisions Based on Results
Some Canadian jurisdictions list as prohibited grounds for discrimination criminal convictions that are unrelated to the position sought, criminal convictions for which a pardon has been obtained and/or convictions of an offence under provincial law. And pre-employment credit checks have been specifically challenged in Alberta. Article by Blake, Cassels and Graydon, LLP.
New Obligations for Ontario Employers in 2015
Bill 18, The Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 passed recently in the Ontario legislature. It outlines new obligations for employers. Two in particular include:
- Employer mandatory self-auditing for compliance with Employment Standards Act becoming effective May 20, 2015
- New ESA poster to be distributed to each employee effective May 20, 2015
Link to new ESA poster.
Link to further reading on this new legislation.
Ideas for New Year's Resolutions for Managers
Still coming up with New Year's resolutions; here's some ideas to get you started.
Are Your Employees Saving Enough for Retirement?
Most Ontarians are not saving enough for retirement and up to 1.3 million workers in Ontario do not have access to a pension plan. Employers should be aware that legislation has just been tabled to institute both an Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) modelled on the federal CPP and a Pooled Retirement Pension Plan (PRPP).
What We’ve Been Up To
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The HR à la carte team got together recently for a New Year's lunch. It's not very often we can get the whole team together (and even then there were a few not able to make it), so we really enjoyed seeing everyone. |
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