Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

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

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

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

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

Employers Not Liable for Tort of Negligent Investigation – But… – Jeffrey Murray and Jeremy Schwartz

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

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

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

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