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

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

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…

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

Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…

The law in Canada regarding random drug and alcohol testing has been inconsistent for some time, with the Alberta and…

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently denied entitlement to bonus payout to an employee who quit his job. The Court…

By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

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

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