May 2024 Workplace HR Recap & News - May 31, 2024
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May 2024 Employment Legislated Updates
- Feds. CGIB slams Bill C-58 green light that bans replacement workers during strike or lockout.
- Ontario proposes Increased ESA fines & additional employer obligations for recruitment process.
- Feds. Effective Sept 09/24, public servants required to work in-office 3 days a week.
May 2024 HR News
- Use of AI could help move workers to 4-day work week.
- Canadian mental health claims surged nearly 70% percent; Claims by women easily surpass those of men.
- Report: 44% of Gen Z & Millennials find calls & meetings unproductive compared to instant messaging & email.
- Ontario hospitality workers offered free mental health counselling.
- April 2024 Canadian unemployment rate holds steady at 6.1%.
- Quebec gets first Amazon union in Canada.
- Alberta lawyer resigns after referring to women as “People with Vaginas”.
- DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Officer sentenced to 5 years jail time for fraud.
May 2024 Case Law RoundUp
- Ontario Court of Appeal upholds $50k aggravated damages award for manner of dismissal leading to mental stress.
- BC Supreme Court upholds healthcare workers Covid-19 vaccine mandate - continues to be in effect today.
- Ontario Supreme court rules 'No just cause dismissal despite serious breach of conduct by bank employee.”
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