by Stacey R. Ball | Mar 8, 2022 | employee or dependent contractor, Employment Law, General, Wrongful Dismissal
This decision concerns the termination of a public sector employee and the interplay between two pieces of legislation: the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and the Public Service Employment Act. The legal principles discussed herein may not be relevant... 
by Stacey R. Ball | Mar 6, 2022 | employee or dependent contractor, Employment Law, General, Wrongful Dismissal
On March 7, 2019, Mr. Czerniawski had an argument with a co-worker. The encounter quickly became heated. Emotions were high, voices were raised and, allegedly, threats were made. Mr. Czerniawski was instructed to leave the work premises but refused to do so. Police... 
by Stacey R. Ball | Mar 4, 2022 | employee or dependent contractor, Employment Law, General, Wrongful Dismissal
In the event of a termination without cause, employees are generally entitled to a reasonable notice period. The purpose, of course, is to provide dismissed employees with an opportunity to find alternative suitable employment. At common law, reasonable notice periods... 
by Stacey R. Ball | Mar 3, 2022 | employee or dependent contractor, Employment Law, General, Wrongful Dismissal
An arbitration decision released January 12, 2022 has joined the persistently growing list of decisions upholding COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as the discipline contemplated for those employees who fail to meet the mandate’s requirements. In Teamsters Local... 
by Stacey R. Ball | Mar 2, 2022 | General, Wrongful Dismissal
In Jean-Sébastien Leroux v. Proex Inc., 2022 ONSC 319, an employee made a mistake that no employee should make: they used their work email address to communicate with their wrongful dismissal lawyer. This is dangerous. If your employer is able to access your work... 
by Stacey R. Ball | Feb 6, 2022 | General, Wrongful Dismissal
Did the employee abandon their employment, or was their employment terminated by the employer? That was an essential question in the recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision, Wong v Polynova Industries Inc. We canvassed job abandonment in an earlier blog post,... 