Sexual harassment is an unfortunately reality in today’s society, and workplaces are not immune. However, everyone has the right to work without being sexually harassed, and there are laws in place in Ontario to help protect this right. Ontario’s human rights...
The Superior Court of Justice awarded $1.3 million to a constructively dismissed employee who was on a fixed-term contract. This was one of the largest damages awards given in Canadian employment law. In cases like these only experienced employment lawyer like Stacey...
In the recent case Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, the Ontario Court of Appeal discusses entitlement to damages in relation to bonuses. Specifically, it assessed the situation in which an employee works during, or has a notice period that goes...
In Andros, the Ontario Court of Appeal discussed the interpretation of a termination clause. There were discussions regarding ambiguity within the termination clause, incorporating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) through silence, and interpreting the...
Settlement privilege applies during settlement negotiations and could potentially extend to completed settlement agreements (Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v Ameron International Corp., 2013 SCC 37). However, including a confidentiality provision in a settlement agreement...
