These are the 10 biggest developments in employment law from 2023.
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Although I had written about this issue in my columns earlier in the year, such firings became more pronounced following the Oct. 7 atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel, after which employers began to fire for cause or refuse to hire employees who signed anti-Semitic petitions, such as the TMU student petition, or who posted racist content on social media.
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Many of the rallies which now demand a unilateral ceasefire — including attempts to shut down Christmas celebrations — are organized by groups who were demonstrating immediately after Oct. 7, notably before Israel even launched its counterattack in Gaza. The ceasefire demand was added later to make the protests more politically saleable, but they often include calls for the eradication of Jews in Israel — i.e. “from the river to the sea.”
On Nov. 14, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, affecting hiring in that province. The changes include prohibiting employers from including a requirement for Canadian work experience in job postings or application forms and requiring employers to disclose if they use AI in their hiring. But the biggest change was a requirement that employers disclose the expected compensation or pay range in job postings, which is expected to reduce the gender pay gap and the...
Turkish base fake news in Armenia For several days, a video has been circulating on social media claiming that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan allegedly signed a “secret agreement” with EU ...