When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

By: Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz A release of claims signed by an employee upon termination has been struck down…

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman A recent French language decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

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 dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…