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Read More“Just Cause” Termination Provision Upheld: A Temporary Win for Employers
October 13, 2021
Read MoreReference Letters and Employer Risk
October 8, 2021
It is common for those who are leaving their jobs and seeking new employment to ask their…
Read MoreAn Employer’s Failure to Act in “Good Faith” May Invalidate Lawful Termination Clauses
October 1, 2021
An employee who is terminated without cause from their job is generally entitled to receive either reasonable…
Read MoreEmployment Abandonment
September 29, 2021
Abandonment occurs where the words or actions of an employee, viewed objectively, would lead a reasonable person…
Read MoreWhen Can An Employee Rescind Their Resignation?
September 1, 2021
Ideally, you would never resign from a job unless you were absolutely sure that you wanted to….
Read MoreWho Is Eligible For Pregnancy / Parental Leave in Ontario?
August 12, 2021
Pregnancy Leave and Parental Leave In Ontario, pregnancy leave (i.e., maternity leave) and parental leave are governed…
Read MoreLong Term Disability Claim Denials For Covid-19 Long-Haulers
April 21, 2021
With the rampant growth of the Covid-19 cases, there are more and more employees who have unfortunately…
Read MoreChanges in the Employment Law Due to Covid-19: What You Need to Know
April 2, 2021
Employees are facing new challenges in their workplace due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this blog, we…
Read MoreHOW TO RESTRICT A DEPARTING EMPLOYEE FROM TAKING CLIENTS FROM BUSINESS
January 21, 2020
Taking Clients From Former Employers A common issue when employees leave a company for a competitor or…
Read MoreTermination for Poor Performance
January 21, 2020
Guide on How to Terminate an Employee for Poor Performance Under the Canadian jurisprudence, the threshold of…
Read MoreAbsenteeism and Lateness in the Workplace
January 13, 2020
Most employers have established workplace attendance policies that set out the steps an employee must take when…
Read MoreRemedies Available in Human Rights Claims
January 4, 2020
All human rights legislation across Canada provide for compensatory damages. Furthermore, human rights legislation empowers tribunals with…
Read MoreProbationary Period Rights in Ontario
January 2, 2020
This article will explore the meaning of “probationary period” that employers often use in their employment contracts…
Read MoreHuman Rights and Discrimination in Employment Law
December 5, 2019
This article will explore what constitutes workplace discrimination, the relevant human rights legislation, the prohibited grounds of…
Read MoreDuty to Accommodate in Employment Law and Undue Hardship
December 4, 2019
Employers have a duty to accommodate their employees. In Ontario there is legislative recognition of this duty…
Read MoreDefamation in the Workplace
December 4, 2019
Defamation, as a legal concept, requires three things to be established on a balance of probabilities before…
Read MoreNew Law About Overtime Pay
September 30, 2019
Bill 66 is a new bill in Ontario that will have very real consequences for employees. In…
Read MoreEntitlement to a Pro-Rated Bonus
September 12, 2019
In the recent case Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, the Ontario Court of…
Read MoreLargest Monetary Award for Constructively Dismissed Employee
September 12, 2019
The Superior Court of Justice awarded $1.3 million to a constructively dismissed employee who was on a…
