Ontario Employment and Labour Law Blog
Search All Articles
Ontario (Again) Delays Resumption of Temporary Layoff Rules
For a second time, Ontario has extended its freeze of the ordinary rules governing unpaid temporary layoffs. Pursuant to O. Reg. 765/20, issued under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”), provincially regulated employers in Ontario are now allowed to keep employees off work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, without pay, during the period of March 1, 2020 to July 3, 2021.
Ontario Extends its Freeze on Temporary Layoff Rules
On September 3, 2020, Ontario announced that it had extended its freeze of temporary layoff limitations. Regular layoff rules had been set to resume on September 4, 2020. Pursuant to O. Reg. 492/20, this date has now been pushed back to January 2, 2021.
After Ontario’s Declared Emergency Ends, Normal Lay-Off Rules Return
On July 24, 2020, Bill 195, Re-opening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (the “Bill”) came into force, bringing an end to Ontario’s declared State of Emergency. Although the declared emergency is over, many emergency orders continue in effect (for an initial period of 30 days beyond July 24, 2020 and subject to subsequent renewal).
Q&A: Temporary Lay-Offs from Work
Q&A is a recurring series on the Vey Willetts LLP blog. The aim is to provide quick answers to questions we commonly encounter in our day-to-day practice of employment law. In this edition, we focus on temporary lay-offs from work.