In 2020 when the COVID-19 Pandemic occurred a vast majority of the Canadian workforce was pushed into a work from home arrangement. While this was initially a difficult transition most, with the ascent of video conferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, for many it became a preferable work arrangement. The need for long commutes and the associated gas costs were eliminated, as were costly lunches at restaurants. In 2023 in a great many industries their workers now prefer to work from home with many businesses trying to come up with incentives to attract workers back into the office setting.
While many employers and employees have, up until now, only considered working from home from a convenience and health or safety angle, there are legal implications that working from home create that will likely have an impact on employment law for some time.
