Childcare challenges continue
February 7, 2013 - This month, seven years ago, Stephen Harper cancelled the child care funding agreement with the provinces. Instead, he replaced it with the Universal Child Care Benefit of $100 a month per child.
Court says employers must accommodate staff’s child-care requests
February 6, 2013 - A landmark federal court decision that states workplaces are obliged to accommodate reasonable childcare-related requests from their employees signals significant changes ahead for the country’s employment law landscape, lawyers say (from the Globe and Mail). Read more:
Having children not a lifestyle choice
February 6, 2013 = A Federal Court ruling last week that upheld the notion that employers should try to accommodate the child-raising needs of employees is a welcome decision (from the Globe and Mail).
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