Employment Standards
Minimum standards for employment are regulated by either provincial employment standards laws or the Canada Labour Code for federal employers. These regimes set out basic entitlements for employees such as wage rates, vacation, holiday pay and overtime entitlements, none of which may be reduced by individual contract although differing collective agreement provisions may be permitted.
In addition, these regimes impose liabilities and restrictions on employers arising out of closures, sales and other events giving rise to terminations. Directors and officers may be personally liable for unpaid wages and for statutory penalties. We have extensive experience in advising employers and officers and directors on meeting obligations, obtaining variances and avoiding liabilities and penalties as businesses are developed and reorganized.
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