Employees are usually terminated with two classifications. Either the termination is with cause or without cause. The latter is usually due to a restructuring or lack of work. If your termination of employment was without cause, ensure that you apply to collect...
Employers can offer short-term disability coverage which makes employee’s income more secure if they cannot work due to a short term disability. It is expected that after employee’s return from short-term disability, they will be put back into the same or comparable...
Employment Standards Act Section 22(1), under Part VIII of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) states that “an employer shall pay an employee overtime pay of at least one and one-half times his or her regular rate for each hour of work in excess of 44...
Section 5 of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) protects from discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including on the basis of family status. What is “Family Status?” The Code defines “family status” as the status of being in a parent and child...
Wrongful Dismissal is where an employer has dismissed an employee, but the termination breaches either the terms of the contract of employment, a statutory provision, or an aspect of common law that cannot be contracted out. The following are some examples of...
A Toronto company is inviting legal trouble with an ad specifically seeking female applicants because the job involves receptionist work, says Stacey Ball.
