The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

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

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

Date: Dec 06, 2021 Vaccine mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world. We are…

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

An Ontario Court has signaled that it is prepared to adjudicate wrongful dismissal cases very quickly where the employer has not asserted…