FAQ Videos

A recording of Williams HR Law’s November 25, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Evolving Issues in Workplace Investigations”, presented by Laura Williams and Aleksandra Pressey. Please note that the content contained is current is as of November 25, 2021 and is intended as an information service and is not legal advice.

A recording of Williams HR Law’s September 30, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Vaccinations, Testing & Return to Work”, pre A recording of Williams HR Law’s October 28, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Employment Standards in The New World of Work”, presented by Joel Smith, Nhi Huynh and Sheldon Jean-Baptiste. Please note that the content contained is […]

A recording of Williams HR Law’s September 30, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Vaccinations, Testing & Return to Work”, presented by Seth Holland and Mark Wolfe. Please note that the content contained is current is as of September 30, 2021 and is intended as an information service and is not legal advice.

In this video, Laura Williams explains what the New World of Work is and explores its causes and effects. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

In this video Seth Holland, Ioana Pantis and Aleksandra Pressey explore the effects that the New World of Work (including the pandemic and the mental health crisis) have on how we work. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May […]

In this video Seth Holland and Ioana Pantis explain how the pandemic and other conditions related to the workplace climate have affected when we work. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

One of the first aspects of the pandemic was felt on where we work, but the questions and legal implications of where we work have evolved. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

In this video Laura Williams explains why it is so crucial for employers to communicate why they are making particular decisions and changes when it comes to dealing with the New World of Work. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as […]

In this video we discuss what unionized employers should consider when planning for collective bargaining during, and after, the pandemic. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

In this video we look at how common law reasonable notice entitlements have been impacted by the pandemic. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

In this video we the requirements related to layoffs during the pandemic, including the temporary rules that apply and when these rules will expire. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

In this video, we provide an update to the status of privacy legislation in Ontario and discuss what employers should look out for regarding privacy considerations. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

Employers have been dealing with many new complexities related to complaints, and in particular, workplace harassment and discrimination complaints. This video examines the pitfalls employers are struggling with, and what should they keep in mind to avoid these pitfalls. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law […]

Many whistleblower complaints lead to workplace investigation complaints. Therefore whistleblower policies have been a “hot topic” for employers recently. This video discusses the considerations that should be on employers’ radars with respect to drafting and implementing whistleblower policies. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop […]

This video examines considerations employers should keep in mind when creating, and updating, their COVID-19 testing policies. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

This video examines the need for employers to conduct workplace investigations from a trauma-informed approach when necessary. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 27, 2021.

This video discusses the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation that was enacted on May 29, 2020 and the way it temporarily but dramatically changes the law of layoffs, constructive dismissal and statutory leaves in Ontario. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current […]

This video examines key factors employers should keep in mind with respect to requests and needs for accommodation related to physical disabilities. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video identifies when an employer’s mental health accommodation obligations are triggered and the relevant factors an employer must assess. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video identifies when an employer’s family status obligations are triggered and the relevant factors an employer must assess. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video examines when employer accommodation obligations arise in relation to older, potentially more vulnerable employees and how to navigate uncertainty. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video examines how employers can assess and mitigate risks related to accommodation needs and requests as they restore their workplaces from COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video identifies communication strategies and best practices for employers to implement in relation to employee accommodation requests. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video addresses the causes of and types of misconduct we anticipate will be caused and/or impacted by COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video examines the general types of obligations employers may have under health and safety, workers’ compensation, or employment/labour standards legislation related to conduct in the workplace. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video addresses employers’ human rights-related obligations and exposures when faced with employee conduct issues. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video examines key considerations form employers with respect to workplace investigation while restoring their workplaces from COVID-19, including when they should be conducted, how they should be conducted (generally, and specifically during the pandemic), and the liabilities that may result from not conducting an appropriate investigation. Please note that the content contained is excerpted […]

This video addresses employers’ obligations to address and investigate employee conduct issues under the common law and their own policies. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video provides an overview of how employers can conduct risk assessments to address conduct-related risks. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video identifies key factors of an effective conduct communication strategy, including creating and revising relevant policies, instituting appropriate reporting mechanisms, and conducting required training. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of June 4, 2020.

This video identifies key considerations employers should keep in mind from a health and safety perspective when stabilizing their workplace from COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines how workers’ compensation benefits apply in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines the key requirements of WHMIS, and considerations for employers with respect to the role of these requirements in meeting health and safety obligations related to COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines the key steps employers should take to ensure they are meeting their obligations related to health and safety, work refusals, and leaves, including socializing a workplace-wide understanding of the Internal Responsibility System, conducting a risk assessment, communicating measures and responsibilities, ensuring workers’ compensation reporting requirements are met, and conducting work refusals in […]

This video identifies when employers may encounter physical and mental disability accommodation obligations in the context of work from home during COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video identifies key considerations for employers related to confidentiality and privacy issues that may need to be addressed when employees work from home. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video identifies four key areas of potential liability for employers under employment standards legislation. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines key considerations for employers from a health and safety perspective when employees are working from home instead of in the traditional centralized office workplace. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines when childcare accommodation obligations may arise for employers and provides an overview of the accommodation process. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video examines how workers’ compensation benefits apply when employees are working from home. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video provides strategies for employers to meet accommodation and other obligations in the context of COVID-19. Please see Aleks’ video for additional strategies. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video identifies key steps employers should take to ensure that they are effectively communicating expectations related to working from home to their employees. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video addresses when COVID-19 related temporary reductions to employees’ compensation or hours, changes to roles, and temporary layoffs will constitute constructive dismissal. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video identifies when employers may face liability for reprisal and discrimination in relation to recalls, layoffs and dismissals. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video addresses employee termination entitlements when they are dismissed because of COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video identifies where layoff rules have and have not changed in several provinces in the context of COVID-19. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video provides useful strategies to help employers avoid common pitfalls and reduce costs and liability when laying off or dismissing employees during the pandemic. Please note that the content contained is excerpted from the Williams HR Law Proactive Workplace Law Workshop and is current as of May 28, 2020.

This video discusses the implications of workplaces being deemed essential or non-essential, and explains the difference between essential workplaces and essential services.

This video provides an overview of the new Leave related to COVID-19 available to federally-regulated employees under the Canada Labour Code.

This video outlines what evidence employers can require from employees to support their entitlement to Ontario’s new COVID-19 related leaves of absence.

This video discusses the implications of workplaces being deemed essential or non-essential, and explains the difference between essential workplaces and essential services.

This video discusses the CERB, including what it is and its eligibility requirements. This is an updated video that reflects changes the federal government made to the CERB in mid-April 2020.

This video examines the 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy for non-public employers, including charities and non-profits, that experience a drop in revenues due to COVID-19. This is an updated video that reflects changes the federal government made to the subsidy in mid-April 2020.

This video provides guidance to employers about how to complete Records of Employment, including which codes should be used for COVID-19 related interruptions in earnings.

This video provides guidance to employers on whether and how certain entitlements, such as vacation and holiday pay, accrue during layoffs and leaves of absence.

This video addresses the legal and practical implications employers face if they choose to take employees’ temperatures as they enter the workplace.

This video discusses the importance of leader and team communication during the pandemic and highlights five key approaches that people leaders can use to help ensure their communication remains effective in these times of crisis and uncertainty.

This video discusses when employers can apply employees’ paid leave entitlements in order to pay them when work is not available because of COVID-19.

This video provides an overview of the new and amended Declared Emergency Leave and Infectious Disease Emergency Leave under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

This video examines the proposed 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy that would be available to all non-public employers, including charities and non-profits, that experience a 30% drop in revenues due to COVID-19.

This video discusses the 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy for small businesses, and how it allows eligible employers to reduce the amount of payroll deductions they remit to the Canada Revenue Agency.

This video discusses how the response will be different depending on the reason the employee refuses to work. Joel addresses when the employee will be entitled to a job-protected leave and the process to follow when the refusal is unrelated to any job-protected leave entitlements.

This video discusses the specific rules and time periods that provincially regulated employers must be aware of when implementing layoffs.

This video discusses the situations when employers can and cannot layoff employees, and the considerations that employers must make prior to implementing these layoffs.

This video examines strategic considerations for employers if an employee asks to be laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic where the employer is not actually experiencing a shortage of work.

This video discusses when employees are eligible to receive WSIB benefits for COVID-19 contracted while working, and the WSIB’s specific eligibility criteria for COVID-19 claims.

This video discusses the new CERB, including what it is and its eligibility requirements.

This video discusses how employers’ health and safety obligations extend to employees’ home workspaces and how employers can minimize related risks.

This video addresses the health and safety, privacy and human rights implications that employers should consider in these circumstances.

This video discusses how employees can be eligible for WSIB benefits when they are injured while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This video discusses SUB Plans, including what they are, how they work, and some key requirements to implement them.

This video briefly examines the Work-Sharing adjustment program, including what it is, the general principles behind how it works, and certain temporary special measures that the Government of Canada has implemented to make it easier for employers and employees to apply.

This video discusses the specific rules and time periods that federally regulated employers must be aware of when implementing layoffs.