This article updates some of our recent articles on the aid available to employers and workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis and highlights some recent changes to the Alberta Employment Standards Code (“ESC”) in response to the pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis is an unprecedented situation and will require condominiums to consider new and different measures to ensure the financial security of the condominium is to be maintained, while simultaneously accounting for the needs of their owners.
On March 17, 2020, Order in Council 28/2020 was released, having the effect of amending several portions of the Rules of Court, including a nearly wholesale revision of Schedule C, effective May 1, 2020.
There appears to be a common misperception that employers automatically have the right to layoff employees in response to business slow-down or closure. This is not the full story.
Scott Venturo Rudakoff’s employment group is here to assist employers and employees navigate the uncertainty surrounding layoffs and terminations created by the COVID-19 situation.
