Chapters focus on employer rights, obligations, and liabilities in each legal area, with emphasis on ways of adapting U.S. policies for use in the Canadian workplace. Order your copy now on free 30-day review. At-will employment does not exist in Canada. Every employee who is terminated has the right to notice of termination or a payment in lieu of notice. These obligations are defined in part by statute and in part by the common law.
Canadian law is more favorable than U.S. law to unions and their supporters.
This includes organizing, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and the protection of employee rights. The development of concepts such as disability, reasonable accommodation, and sexual harassment is unique. The ability of employers to drug test is far more restricted. Protection afforded on the ground of sexual orientation is far more expansive. Workplace safety law requires employers to participate in joint committees.