Vanessa Lapointe

Jul 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Vanessa Lapointe

On Aug. 31, 2021, following the coming into force of the federal Pay Equity Act, on which we provided insight in 2021, federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees had 3 years to develop their pay equity plans. This time frame is now coming to an end. Most employers now have only a few weeks left, until Sept. 3, 2024, to develop and establish a pay equity plan to identify and correct gender-based wage gaps for employees in predominantly female job classes.

Apr 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | Justine Laurier |Katherine Poirier |Vanessa Lapointe |Stéphanie Desjardins

On March 27, 2024, the government of Québec sanctioned Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace  (the Act), a few months after it was introduced before the Québec National Assembly by Minister of Labour Jean Boulet, on Nov. 23, 2023.

Oct 2, 2023 | mondaq.com | Vanessa Lapointe

Le gouvernement fédéral a récemment annoncé qu'à compter du 1erfévrier 2024, des modifications auCode canadien du travail(le « Code ») entreront en vigueur, permettant notamment à certains employés d'entreprise de compétence fédérale1d'obtenir des préavis de licenciement beaucoup plus généreux. Les employeurs seront tenus de donner aux employés un préavis de licenciement graduel fondé sur leur durée d'emploi continu.