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  The Ontario government today released new sector-specific safety guidelines to business that will reopen during the pandemic. They provide direction to those working in manufacturing, food manufacturing and processing, restaurant and food service, and the agricultural sector. These measures build on more than 60 guidelines developed by Ontario's health and safety associations in response […]

WORK REFUSALS BY EMPLOYEES Must be a “danger” to returning to work Employers must fulfill the statutory duty to take any reasonable steps to ensure health and safety in the workplace – More information here: https://wardlegal.ca/31587872329926 All governmental orders and health officials’ recommendations should be followed in the workplace – More information here: https://wardlegal.ca/31587872329932 Consider

A stern warning recently by the Family Court to separated parents who act unreasonably, uncooperatively or who exercise self-help:  "So perhaps I can go one step further.  Perhaps I can give high conflict parents a bit of a warning.   a.      Just because a Triage judge decides an issue isn’t urgent, it doesn’t mean the issue isn’t important. 

CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT (CERB) $500 weekly – maximum of 16 weeks Retroactive to Mar. 15, 2020 Available between Mar. 15 and Oct. 3, 2020 Must be 15 and Canadian resident Must have declared $5,000 total income in preceding 12 months or in 2019 (including by self-employment) 7, 4-week eligibility cycles or claiming periods Does

Employers in the City of Kawartha Lakes, tips to you for recalling employees from lay offs during the pandemic: Must recall before end of 13-week statutory period (within rolling 20 week period); maximum is 35 weeks during any 52-week period if certain conditions apply – otherwise deemed termination – More information about lay off rules

The federal and Ontario governments have agreed to common principles to gradually restart our economy: taking a science and evidence-based approach to decision-making; coordination and collaboration between all jurisdictions; continued accountability and transparency of all governments; and flexibility and proportionality as information changes over time. They jointly agreed on these mandatory criteria and measures to

City of Kawartha Lakes commercial tenants and landlords – what you need to know about the new, evolving commercial rent program available through the federal government: Reduces commercial rent by 75% if affected by COVID-19 Must pay less than$50,000 monthly rent to qualify Must have stopped operating or suffered a 70% reduction in gross revenue

Employers in the City of Kawartha Lakes, your updated Cheat Sheet of nee-to-know tips for the emergency wage subsidy and taking advantage of this benefit: 75% of employees’ wages for up to 12 weeks Retroactive to Mar. 15 Intend to promote recall and rehiring of employees laid off or terminated due to COVID-19; resume normal

Every employer in the City of Kawartha Lakes has a duty to take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of employees, pursuant to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. According to Inspectors from the Ministry of Labour currently, generally in terms of COVID-19, this means: maintaining physical distancing all times in the

New Ontario emergency order affecting employers who provide mental health and addiction services (“Mental Health Agencies”), per Ontario’s Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: Mental Health Agencies now have broad discretion and flexibility to take “any reasonably necessary measure to respond to, prevent and alleviate the outbreak” of COVID-19 and “to respond to consequences arising