Reposted from Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP An independent contractor is a self-employed worker who serves clients through the contractor’s own business. This status is distinct from that of an employee, who provides services to an employer as part of the employer’s business. Employment law treats independent contractors and employees very differently. Employees enjoy [...]
(From People Corporation Partner Solutions) The proposed Canada Dental Benefit is the first phase of the government’s plan to provide dental coverage to low- and mid-income families. One third of Canadians don’t have dental insurance and, according to a 2018 Statistics Canada report, 39% of Canadians without dental insurance avoided the dentist because of the [...]
Excerpt from E2r-Alert - July 21, 2022 If you thought COVID-19 was over, think again. The Ontario government has just announced that it will be extending the Worker Income Protection Benefit program yet again until March 31, 2023. Set to expire on July 31st, 2022, this extension means that employers will still be required to [...]
Authors: Patrick Galizia Ione Deda Alves Canada | Publication | September 4, 2020 - 12 PM ET With the end of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) fast approaching, the federal government announced on August 20 a number of major changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program, including the creation of three new economic recovery benefits. In [...]
Today, the Ontario government issued a regulation extending the infectious disease leave available under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) until January 2, 2021. What does this mean for employers? In summary, from March 1, 2020 to January 2, 2021: A non-unionized employee whose employer has temporarily reduced or eliminated their hours of work [...]
