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In Croke v. VuPoint System Ltd., 2024 ONCA 354, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the Superior Court of Justice – Ontario (SCJ)’s summary judgment decision that an employee’s refusal to comply with their employer’s...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. As a result, there was no obligation...more
In our previous post celebrating the firm’s decade in Australia, our partners shared their insights into the most significant changes in employment and safety law that have affected leading employers. This post further...more
Seyfarth just celebrated ten years of service to leading employers in Australia. To mark the occasion, we invited some of our partners to share insights on the evolution of employment, industrial relations and workplace...more
Dans le cadre d’une récente décision portant sur la vaccination obligatoire contre la COVID-19 en milieu de travail (Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc.), la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CSCB ») a statué qu’un...more
In a recent decision on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace (Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc.), the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Court) held that an employer is entitled to place an employee on unpaid leave of...more
Überarbeiteter Entwurf aus dem BMAS für die Zeit ab dem 1. Oktober 2022 - Der nächste Corona-Herbst rückt näher und so war zu erwarten, dass Unternehmen erneut strengere Vorgaben gemacht werden, um das Risiko einer...more
Die CoronaArbSchV gilt für den Zeitraum vom 1. Oktober 2022 bis zum 7. April 2023. Aus den letzten Jahren wissen wir, dass es auch zu einer Verlängerung der Regelungen kommen kann. Die Regelungen werden wieder ohne weitere...more
Since late fall 2021, we have seen a steady flow of arbitration awards emerge in Ontario and British Columbia that consider issues relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the unionized workplace. In this...more
On April 4, 2022, in Extendicare Lynde Creek Retirement Residence and United Food & Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175, Arbitrator Stephen Raymond upheld a retirement home’s mandatory vaccination policy as a reasonable...more
In der Minister*innenkonferenz am 16. Februar 2022 wurden weitreichende Lockerungen, insbesondere der Wegfall der Homeoffice-Pflicht ab dem 20. März 2022 beschlossen. Basisschutzmaßnahmen sollen aber erhalten bleiben. Hierzu...more
Since we last wrote on the topic of COVID-19 vaccination policies, another vaccination policy was upheld at arbitration, this time, requiring employees to receive a third “booster” shot against COVID-19. ...more
Wieder eine neue Corona-Entscheidung, die Unternehmen vor immense Unsicherheiten stellt. Das Verwaltungsgericht (VG) Osnabrück hält die Verkürzung des Genesenenstatus auf 90 Tage für verfassungswidrig (Beschluss vom 4 Februar...more
In Bunge Hamilton Canada, Hamilton, Ontario v. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175, the arbitrator found that a mandatory vaccination policy requiring unvaccinated unionized employees to be placed on unpaid...more
In Bunge Hamilton Canada, Hamilton, Ontario v. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175 (Bunge), Arbitrator Robert J. Herman dismissed a union grievance challenging the employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination...more
La Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social crea el Programa de Verificación Laboral Voluntaria para que los patrones declaren el nivel de cumplimiento de obligaciones laborales. El 1 de noviembre del 2021, la Secretaría de...more
The pandemic has driven many employees out of the office and regular working from home has become more and more the norm. However, our practical experience shows that the current legal basis, legal requirements and the...more
Das Bundeskabinett hat am 1. September 2021 beschlossen, die Geltungsdauer der Corona-Arbeitsschutzverordnung zu verlängern und diese zu ergänzen. Arbeitgeber sollen sich u.a. künftig verstärkt um die Impfbereitschaft ihrer...more
On August 20, 2021, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health (TMOH) issued a statement effectively mandating that local employers institute a workplace vaccination policy (WVP) to protect their employees and the public from...more
On August 17, 2021, Ontario announced that COVID-19 vaccination policies would be mandatory in high-risk settings, and the province’s exit from the Roadmap to Reopen would be put on hold. Therefore, until further notice,...more
British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) recently released A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic (Guidance), which offers general advice on how employers and...more
Nachdem Betriebsärzte bisher nur im Rahmen einzelner Modellprojekte der Länder in die COVID-19-Impfkampagne eingebunden waren, wird im Zuge der Aufhebung der Impf-Priorisierung ab 7. Juni 2021 nun die vollständige Einbindung...more
WLG asked member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for Mexico have been updated with new questions...more
The Italian government, trade unions, and various employers' associations have adopted a national protocol permitting employers to facilitate workplace vaccinations. On April 6, 2021, the Italian government, trade unions,...more
WLG asked member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for India have been updated with new questions since...more