In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

Employers in Ontario must be cautious before implementing “temporary” layoffs.  Unless the employee and employer have a clear and valid…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Don’t miss our comprehensive, half-day training seminar at the Sheraton Toronto Airport on Thursday, September 22.

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….