Commentary on AI in the Canadian workplace, Ontario and federal legislation, and what it all means for HR professionals on the ground.
Ontario now requires employers to disclose AI use in hiring, but disclosure without standards is not accountability. This article breaks down where Canadian legislation currently falls short.
HR professionals are held to certified standards of practice — so why aren't the AI tools making decisions about the people they manage?
Silence about reasons doesn't mean silence about entitlements. Here is what Ontario employees need to know before signing anything.
The ESA protects your job across 11 different leave categories — and your employer cannot discipline or terminate you for taking any of them.
Here is what the ESA actually requires, who is exempt, and how to recover wages you may be owed.
Vacation pay is a percentage of gross wages — and the definition of gross wages is where most employers get it wrong.
The formula, the substitute day rules, and what happens when a holiday falls on your day off are all more specific than most employees know.
Your contract, your title, and what your boss calls you does not determine your legal status. In Ontario the law presumes you are an employee - and it is the employer's job to prove otherwise.
If your employer has changed your job so significantly that you felt forced to resign, Ontario law may treat that resignation as a termination - with full severance entitlements attached.