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

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

Don’t Miss our 26th Annual Employers’ Conference, Labour & Employment Law Update 2012. Register Early! Topics Include: A Terminated Employee’s…

This is segment 5 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Risks Associated with Reducing Post-Retirement Benefits”

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…

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

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

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…

A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…