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 recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…

Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

Don’t Miss our 26th Annual Employers’ Conference, Labour & Employment Law Update 2012. Register Early! Topics Include: A Terminated Employee’s…

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

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

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

Notwithstanding the best wishes of employers, there are times when employees have to be let go for purely financial reasons. …

Jurisdiction over employment in First Nations and aboriginal employers can be a complicated issue.  Until recently, different courts seemed to…

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

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

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