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Employers have the option of including a non-compete clause in an employment contract. The enforcement of this clause can provide an employer with ...
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On June 14th, 2014, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) issued a new policy entitled, Policy on preventing discriminatio...
By Mike MacLellan
By now we all know that an employer in Ontario can terminate any employee at any time without just cause, so long as the termination is not due to ...
In a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, the court once again had to grapple with the question of whether an employer is entitled to deduct STD...
It is common for employers to prepare written employment agreements containing termination provisions that seek to limit employee notice entitlem...
In the recent decision, Kotecha v. Affinia Canada ULC, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided a useful reminder that trial level decisions are not bi...
The law with respect to determining the validity of a resignation in the workplace can seem as murky as the early summer waters of the lake at the ...
A summary judgment is a procedure used during civil litigation to promptly and expeditiously dispose of a case without a trial or the pre-trial pro...
2013 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law. Over the course of the...
In recent years, most employers who have Defined Benefit pension plans (“DB” plans) are looking for ways to contain rising costs associ...
By Kelsey Orth
Interest arbitration under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (“HLDAA”) is a process designed to address outstanding issues w...
Bill 146, titled “Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2013” was introduced and carried through first reading of the Ontario...
By Jay Rider
This is the message being sent to the labour relations community by arbitrator Lyle Kanee in a very recent award (re Communications, Energy and Pap...
By Susan Crawford
Hosting a holiday party for your employees is a great way to thank them for their hard work throughout the year. However, holiday parties that get ...
For the first time, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded human rights related damages in relation to a wrongful dismissal action. The ...
On September 25, 2013, Bill-21 passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature. The Bill, known as An Act to amend the Employment Standards ...
In what is being hailed throughout the labour community as a “game changing” decision, the Federal Court recently broke with a 30...
Facts Ashley McKenna began working for the sports bar Local Heroes Stittsville in March of 2011. In July of 2011 Ms. McKenna became pregnant....
Currently our Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) sets out the requirements for protecting workers from potentially hazardous ...
The recent arbitral decision in Hamilton Health Sciences v. Ontario Nurses’ Association, 2013 CanLII 36061 (ON LA) deals with the limits of r...
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