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In Mata, 2024 CIRB 1141, the employee complained that she had been constructively dismissed by her employer…

A recent case in Alberta has helpfully reviewed the laws of contractual interpretation in an employment law…

The case of Maximenko v. Zim, 2024 ONSC 5540, helpfully illustrates some of the nitty-gritty details of…

Federal Court of Appeal Orders Redetermination The Federal Court of Appeal recently ruled that an adjudicator’s decision…

The Court of Appeal has recently issued a decision reaffirming its previous decision in Wacksdale v. Swegon…

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently provided some clarity around the frustration of an employment contract and…

In Timmins v. Artisan Cells, the Ontario Superior Court briefly considered an argument that the employment contract…

When leaving work for any reason, an employer must provide workers with an accurate Record of Employment…

Cost awards have often been an area of controversy for federal employees who have been unjustly dismissed….

The Employment Insurance Act provides an account of what circumstances can result in disentitlement to collect employment…

Workers in Ontario are entitled to meal breaks while at work. Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, a…

In Ontario, workers have the right to take a leave of absence from work for personal illness….

When terminating workers, employers have an obligation of good faith and fair dealing. In Wallace v. United…

Time Theft in Arbitral Jurisprudence The phrase “time theft” itself is particularly loaded to paint the alleged…

Aggravated Damages Employers are held to an obligation of good faith and fair dealing when dismissing an…

ESA Termination Entitlements Workers who have been terminated are provided minimum statutory entitlements in Ontario’s Employment Standards…

For Cause Termination Workers in Ontario, and indeed across Canada, can be terminated from their employment for…

Employment Standards Ontario’s Employment Standards Act requires equal pay for equal work. If workers of a different…

Some workers work under a fixed-term contract. While most contracts of employment are for indefinite term lengths,…

During the pandemic, many workers had to work remotely. With pandemic restrictions being lifted, many workers have…