Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce In-house counsel is often the unsung hero of a legal saga, having guided their…

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz Some organizations subscribe to the close your eyes and think good thoughts school of drafting, when it comes to…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which was…

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

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

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

Discrimination Case Reversed by the Courts: Are we Entering a New Era? – Allison Taylor

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission. Like Ontario, B.C. currently has…

Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor