Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

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

An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community.  Unfortunately,…

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

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

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

Although the final report from The Changing Workplaces Review is not expected until later this year, the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”)…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity,…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

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

Ryan Conlin quoted in the National Post and speaks with CTV News and 610 CKTB Radio re Multi-million dollar employee benefits fraud allegedly involving 150 Baycrest…