Author: Vanessa Payne

With Dan moderating, Kelly, Heather Ann and Mary Elizabeth discussed accommodating workers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Powerpoint available here.

What are we really talking about when we use the terms “state of emergency” and “emergency orders”? What differentiates “emergency powers” from normal government powers? Dan Sheppard take us through the basics.

Simon Archer and Melanie Anderson answer some of the common questions the administrators of pension and benefit funds might be asking in light of COVID-19.

In the first of a series of Zoom webinars, Dan Sheppard looked at Keeping Up with COVID-19: An overview of legislative changes and emergency orders affecting workers and unions. Materials available here.

Federally-regulated workers across Canada are being impacted by COVID-19, including the thousands of airline workers who have already been laid off. Gabriel Hoogers considers what federally-regulated workers might be asking themselves about their employment rights.

One of the most critical health and safety obligations an employer has is to ensure that workers have access to sufficient personal protective equipment. Ryan Newell discusses PPE obligations in the healthcare sector and the principles that should guide employers’ choices.

You may be working from home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But there are circumstances where employers may still require employees to physically go to the workplace.

What should you do if you are asked to perform work you believe is unsafe? Kirsten Mercer explains what you need to know about the work refusal process.

Kelly Doctor looks at how an employer’s duty to accommodate on the basis of “family status” might assist parents trying to simultaneously work and look after their children during this pandemic.

Kirsten Mercer reviews some of the ways human rights legislation might be able to address discrimination associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.