Over a period of five months, Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP provided Mr. Di Tomaso with five notices of termination, containing four…

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

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…

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

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…

By Landon Young Do employers have a general duty to act honestly and in good faith when dealing with their…

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

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

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

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

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