Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

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

In an urgent motion heard on June 16, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Canada Post Workers’ union, the…

Responding to a request from Toronto’s City Council, Ontario has passed Bill 150 which bans strikes and lockouts by TTC…

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

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 has become increasingly sensitive to the need for the protection of personal information from public disclosure.  This is…

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

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

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

Frank Portman explains two recent, landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, which may significantly restrain governments from crafting…

Jeff Murray discussed recent labour arbitration decisions pertaining to employee vices.