A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor

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

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

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

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Labour & Employment Law Update 2011 View our Conference Brochure & Agenda. Click here to Register for the Program. Topics…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

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

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under…