Employment Standards Fundamentals for Canadian HR Professionals

Included with our Passes

October 22, 2025 at 12:00pm EST

$100

2 hours

Attend Live and On-Demand Recorded

SUMMARY

This course provides a review of employment standards fundamentals, including who does it apply to, its purpose, and the minimum expectations for employers to comply with when managing its employees and quasi-employees.

Includes:

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Exemptions to minimum standards
  • Employment-like relationships
  • Examples of minimum standards and its regulations
  • Employment Standards Act
  • Termination and Severance
  • Minimum standards: Wages and Vacation
  • Minimum standards: Leaves of absence
  • Minimum standards: Record keeping
  • Minimum standards: Postings
  • Mandatory policies
  • Non-compete clauses
  • Examples of Enforcement.

CPD CREDITS

Consider using the course as part of your associations CPD requirements

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INSTRUCTOR

Antonio Urdaneta

B.C.L., N.C.A, GP. LL.M
Barrister & Solicitor, Founder Workplace Legal

Antonio Is the thought leader behind Workplace Legal. He focuses on improving work climate and empowering business leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, supervisors and human resources professionals to reduce the inherent threats of workplace relations by providing innovative training, advisory, investigations, and litigation services. Antonio uses coaching tools and skills to inform, advice and represent workplaces in their virtual and physical challenges, including business transformation and managing toxic leadership.

​Antonio obtained a Bachelor’s of Civil Law from Zulia’s University in 2003 and completed the Canadian National Committee on Accreditation in 2015. His legal work includes employment standards, human rights, health and safety, pay equity, harassment, discrimination, violence, hazards, privacy, BYOD, agreements, contracts and policies, employment related ADRs (mediation, arbitration), and litigation (wrongful/constructive dismissals). He has successfully represented and assisted clients at the Superior Court of Justice and various administrative tribunals in Ontario.

​Antonio also conducts workplace investigations regarding allegations of violence, harassment, discrimination, accidents/incidents, theft and failure to comply with company policies, by-laws and collective agreements.