This is segment 1 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Upcoming AODA Obligations – What You Need…

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

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

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

By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

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

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…

Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

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

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…