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

To be enforceable, non-competition agreements must, as a general rule, be reasonable and unambiguous in terms of their geographic scope,…

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

Many employers prepare written employment agreements that limit employee entitlements on termination of employment. In the absence of an enforceable…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

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

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

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

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

In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

A new month, a new blitz!  In keeping with its practice of conducting new health and safety “blitzes” every month,…