Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor

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

Our first quarterly, HR-Law Webinar was a great success, with over 150 registrants.  Thank you to those who joined us…

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

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

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young   Non-unionized employees are entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination under the common law, or…

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

Disability management is a challenging issue for HR professionals. An employee with a disability may require an extended absence from…

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…

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

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

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently denied entitlement to bonus payout to an employee who quit his job. The Court…