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The Side Effects of Moonlighting During Working Hours
With the increase in remote and hybrid work arrangements, employers are increasingly being faced with situations where employees have taken on “side hustles” or “side gigs.” In Dove v Destiny Media Technologies Inc., 2023 BCSC 1032, the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that an employer had “just cause” to terminate a full-time employee who worked on a side business during working hours.
Enhanced Protections for Remote Workers and Increased Fines under Bill 79
On March 13, 2023, the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced proposed amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and other related statutes under Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023. This is the third iteration of this Act responding to the changing realities of the modern workplace, principally in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hiring a Remote Worker Living Outside of Ontario? Read This First
Remote work continues to be a commonplace work arrangement in the post-COVID-19 world. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, many individuals living in Ontario left urban centres for rural parts of Ontario, and some left the province altogether.
Location, Location, Location.
While the idea of working from a sunny (COVID-safe) remote island is tempting, companies will have to take a number of factors into consideration before permitting workers to work outside of Ontario.