Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young “Change or die” has become a truism in business today.  Employers must be able…

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

In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…

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

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

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

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

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…