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What is Mitigation? When an employee is terminated without cause, they have a duty to make reasonable attempts…
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What is Discrimination? Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, workplace discrimination is defined as any conduct or action, intentional or…
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February 3, 2023
It is a commonplace for employers to include restrictive covenants in employment contracts in order to try and protect…
Read MoreThreats in the Workplace: Cause for Termination
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Workplace violence, as defined under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, includes not only physical violence…
Read MoreTerminating Probationary Employees: Canada (AG) v Alexis
March 8, 2022
This decision concerns the termination of a public sector employee and the interplay between two pieces of…
Read MoreUnfair Investigation Leads to Termination: Rejected by Courts
March 6, 2022
On March 7, 2019, Mr. Czerniawski had an argument with a co-worker. The encounter quickly became heated….
Read MoreSuccessor Employers and Reasonable Notice Periods
March 4, 2022
In the event of a termination without cause, employees are generally entitled to a reasonable notice period. The…
Read MoreArbitration: Employee Must Disclose Vaccination Status
March 3, 2022
An arbitration decision released January 12, 2022 has joined the persistently growing list of decisions upholding COVID-19…
Read MoreStrong Start to 2022 for COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Terminations
January 19, 2022
Throughout the previous year, we have seen many workplaces adopt controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandates. To some, it…
Read MoreSokoloff Lawyers Successful Injunction Against Former Employee
January 11, 2022
In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court, popular personal injury law firm Sokoloff Lawyers won…
Read MoreConstructive Dismissal Resulting in High Damage Award Upheld by Ontario Court of Appeal
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McGuinty v. 1845035 Ontario Inc. (McGuinty Funeral Home) is a case unlike many others, in the sense…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Manager? Saunders v WestJet, an Alberta Partnership
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Ms. Saunders was an agency sales representative with WestJet, her employer. She was terminated from this position…
Read MoreThe Necessity of Consideration – Matijczak v. Homewood Health Inc.
January 1, 2022
This recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court touches on a fundamental principle of contract law:…
Read MoreMore Evidence that COVID-19 Can Increase Notice Periods
December 30, 2021
Not long ago, the Ontario decision Kraft v. Firepower Financial Corp. demonstrated the willingness of courts to…
Read MoreTTC Union Loses at Court: No Injunction for Vaccine Policy
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December 28, 2021
On September 7th, 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission announced its mandatory vaccination policy. According to this policy,…
Read MoreMandatory Vaccination Policy Found Unreasonable in Arbitration
December 26, 2021
In early November, 2021, Arbitrator John Stout was tasked with deciding whether or not the mandatory vaccination…
Read MoreBritish Columbia to Give Workers Five Days of Paid Sick Leave Beginning in 2022
December 24, 2021
It was recently announced that, as of January 1st, 2022, British Columbia will be the first and only province…
Read MoreAre Work Hours Regulated in Ontario?
August 10, 2021
How many hours per week can your employer expect or require you to work? How many hours…