When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

Stringer LLP and First Reference are proud to host the 16th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference in Mississauga. We invite business owners and…

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

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

On September 4, 2020, Ryan and Jeremy discussed the legal tightrope in terms of employee attendance management, that employers must…

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

In April of 2009, a little known law called the Apology Act (the “Act”) entered into force.  A very short act, it primarily…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

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

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…