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June 2024 brings many changes to federal employment laws
June 2024 has seen many changes to employment laws for federally regulated workplaces. Some are effective immediately, and some will come into effect on a future date.
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Canada | Publication | November 29, 2021
The Government of Alberta’s Bill 47: Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 introduced changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) that will come into effect December 1, 2021. In this update, we break down the key features of the amendments.
The circumstances leading to the right to refuse work are reduced in scope and limited to situations where serious and immediate threats to the health and safety of a worker are present. Previously, the right to refuse work was available for any dangerous condition that posed a danger to the worker, with no protection against other workers who may be endangered as a result of the refusal to work.
The new provisions regarding disciplinary actions provide OHS officers more authority to dismiss frivolous complaints and ensure complaints are addressed in a timely manner. Where a disciplinary action was taken against a worker, the onus of establishing that such action was taken for legitimate reasons remains on the employer.
Lastly, employers will now have more flexibility in training workers, implementing health and safety programs, and establishing health and safety committees that are tailored to specific workplace needs.
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June 2024 has seen many changes to employment laws for federally regulated workplaces. Some are effective immediately, and some will come into effect on a future date.
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Since 2022, the Government of Canada has introduced three waves of amendments to the Competition Act (Act), making substantive changes to Canada’s competition laws, with the most recent amendments receiving royal assent on June 20, 2024.
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