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By Mike MacLellan
It should be plain and obvious that an employer has the right to manage its business as it sees fit. That includes managing its employees as it se...
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By Kelsey Orth
We have previously written about the dangers of mishandling employee benefits in termination situations [view BLOG]. However, a rec...
On June 20, 2012 the Ontario Court of Justice rendered a decision that now defines what constitutes an offence under section 78.1 of Ontario’...
????A British Columbia jury has awarded a former 34 year employee over $800,000 in damages for wrongful dismissal damages. Included in this a...
The Divisional Court has released the much anticipated decision of Canadian Union of Public Employees (“CUPE”), Local 1999 v. Lakeridge...
The Superior Court of Justice has recently raised the standard to which employers are held when providing departing employees with a termination pa...
It is well established in Ontario that employment agreements are assumed to include a clause providing for reasonable notice to an employee prior t...
Employers are often faced with difficulty demonstrating sufficient justification amounting to cause for dismissal. However, in a recent case an emp...
By Susan Crawford
Most employers are well aware of the importance and value of employment contracts, particularly for the purpose of limiting the obligation to provi...
The Ontario Court of Appeal decision in GasTOPS Ltd. v. Forsyth and the trial decision that preceded it have found that “key employees”...
Employers have long grappled with the issue of how to properly discipline a long-service employee for an apparently isolated, but severe, incident ...
An Ontario judge recently found that an employee was not dismissed for cause after he struck a co-worker in violation of the employer’s workp...
On November 7, 2011, the Ontario Divisional Court considered the issue of whether an employer is able to argue frustration of contract when an empl...
You may recall CCP reporting on a decision of the Superior Court of Justice last year that awarded a wrongfully dismissed employee compensation for...
In the absence of legal just cause for dismissal, or a written employment agreement with a specific termination provision, implied in every contrac...
On December 5, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) released its much-anticipated decision in Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc...
Earlier this week the Ontario Court of Appeal released its much-anticipated decision in Jones v. Tsige (“Jones”), recognizing, for the ...
2011 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law. Over the course of the...
Hosting a holiday party for your employees is a great way to thank them for their hard work throughout the year. However, before you decide to make...
Unlike other professional relationships, communications between a solicitor and client made for the purpose of providing legal advice or to assist ...
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