The federal government is taking big steps to take back control over immigration in Manitoba. Newcomers already in Manitoba and future immigrants will be affected. The first big change is to settlement services. The federal government has been transferring approximately $36 million each year to Manitoba to pay for settlement services for immigrants, such as language training, [...]
Tag Archives: Labour and Employment
Federal Government makes changes to Immigration funding in Manitoba
Posted April 13, 2012 | Employment Standards, Immigration, Labour and Employment, Legislation, Limitations, Residence, | Leave a comment
What is Overtime, and who is entitled to it?
Posted October 18, 2011 | Business Development, Corporate Compliance, Employee Monitoring, Employment Standards, Labour and Employment, Legislation, Over time, Uncategorized, | Leave a comment
This is a fundamental principle of employment law that is vital to every employer – employee relationship. The respective rights and obligations of employees and employers relating to overtime are governed in Manitoba by the provisions of the Employment Standards Code. The basic principle is that where an employee works more than 8 hours in [...]
Two Minutes for Unnecessary Tweeting
Posted September 15, 2011 | Employee Monitoring, Intellectual Property, Mobile devices, Online Reputation Management, PIPEDA, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, | Leave a comment
The NHL is preparing to drop the puck on a league-wide Social Media Policy. CBC reports the policy will include “a social media blackout window before, during and after games, as well as during practice and any other team obligations”. Like any other legal document, the impact of the NHL’s Social Media Policy will depend [...]
Choose Your Words Carefully!
Posted September 1, 2011 | Access to Information, Blogs, Corporate Information, Defamation, Due Diligence, E-mail, Employee Monitoring, Employment Standards, Labour and Employment, Mobile devices, Uncategorized, | Leave a comment
Remember that email exchange you had with an individual a year ago? Now that you are in litigation with that individual, the email may be relevant. The Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Rules require that any and all relevant documents must be produced in the course of litigation and the term documents includes more [...]
Franchisors beware – you may be the employer of your franchisees for WCB purposes!
Posted August 25, 2011 | Business Development, Distribution, Employment Standards, Franchising, Labour and Employment, Licensing, Uncategorized, | Leave a comment
Both franchisors and franchisees need to be aware of a recent decision of Manitoba’s Appeal Commission. The key issue under dispute, in Decision No. 99/11, was whether franchisees are entitled to register as a separate business with the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) ofManitoba. The WCB found they were not.
Workplace Bullying now covered under Workplace Safety and Health Regulation
Posted February 3, 2011 | Employment Standards, Labour and Employment, | 1 Comment | Leave a comment
Effective February 1, 2011, significant amendments to The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation came into force. These amendments will impact all provincially regulated employers in Manitoba. Highlights of the amendments include: The definition of “harassment” has been amended and broadened to include: Protection of a worker’s psychological well-being; Protection against conduct that might reasonably cause a [...]
Employers: Be Aware of Your Obligations to Sick Employees
Posted September 7, 2010 | Employment Standards, Labour and Employment, | Leave a comment
As an employer, it is very important to be aware of and understand your obligations should an employee in your company fall seriously ill and be unable to continue to work. For one Ontario employer, the consequences have proven to be quite costly! On July 12, 2010, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario awarded a [...]
Mental Distress in the Workplace
Posted July 20, 2010 | Employment Standards, Labour and Employment, | Leave a comment
Are employers liable for acts that cause their non-unionized employees mental distress throughout their course of employment? Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal has held that employers do not have a duty of care to shield employees throughout the course of their employment from acts that might cause them mental distress. This indicates that while [...]
“That’s Just Not Acceptable”–Acceptable Use Policies in the Workplace
Posted March 25, 2010 | E-mail, Employee Monitoring, Labour and Employment, Technology, | 2 Comments
Have you caught someone at work surfing the Internet—maybe buying something, updating their Facebook page or paying a bill? Maybe that ‘someone’ was you! Have you ever stopped to think if that ‘someone’ is allowed to do this at work? An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a written policy, enacted by an employer and agreed [...]
Common Law Duty Regarding Competition with Former Employer
Posted January 12, 2010 | Labour and Employment, | Leave a comment
If you are starting up a business which may compete with your former employer, you need to consider what duty you may owe to that former employer. Essentially nothing in law prevents an employee from competing with or soliciting customers from his former employer, unless a non-competition non-solicitation agreement is in place, or he is subject [...]