Take It or Leave It: How NOT to Change Terms in an Employment Contract – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

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

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…

Employers that decide to implement a profit sharing plan for employees should make sure that the terms of the plan…

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Derailed: Is this the End of High-profile Overtime Class Proceedings? – Landon Young and Ryan…

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

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

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

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