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

Jurisdiction over employment in First Nations and aboriginal employers can be a complicated issue.  Until recently, different courts seemed to…

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded four months of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to an employee with less…

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