?Minimum-wage workers in Mexico received a 20 percent raise effective Jan. 1, after government, business and labor leaders agreed to the increase late last year. While the increase applies only to minimum-wage... Read more »
?Canada welcomed a record number of immigrants in 2022: Today, 8.3 million migrants now call the country home. As many first-generation Canadians enter the workforce, they may face uncomfortable questions from colleagues... Read more »
?As we all know, the pandemic has had lasting effects on the employment world. Some of the major trends we saw were mass layoffs, terminations, downsizing, and of course, the infamous move... Read more »
?The case of a Canadian company that recovered damages in court from a former employee accused of “time theft” raises the question of whether U.S. employers can similarly use electronic monitoring to... Read more »
?Each year, millions of people in the U.S. experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also called seasonal depression or the “winter blues.” The disorder is characterized by short periods of sadness or people... Read more »
?Although arbitrators in Canada have considered whether an employer in a unionized workplace can place an employee on unpaid leave for failing to comply with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, the British... Read more »
?Canadian and U.S. residents currently work side by side with colleagues from five different generations. As the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the workplace, experts say older workers in both countries have been denied new... Read more »
?Since the implementation of Canada’s federal Cannabis Act in 2018, workplace cannabis use has been a hot topic in employment law. Many employers were, and remain, concerned about how to mitigate the... Read more »
?Workplace investigations in Canada can be complex to navigate, with few rules governing the process. While some legislation addresses investigations, there is wide leeway to implement them. “In Ontario, we have the... Read more »
?On July 26, the Governing Board of Mexico’s Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration unanimously approved the General Guidelines for Union Democracy Procedures, which standardize labor relations criteria for unions, companies... Read more »
