In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

Date: September 8, 2023 A New Brunswick court has rejected a supervisor’s attempt to blame his criminal non-compliance with OHS…

By: Jeremy Schwartz Employers often remark, with varying degrees of intention, that they would rather close up shop than manage…

When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…

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Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Frank Portman explains two recent, landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, which may significantly restrain governments from crafting…

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

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

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

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

Jeremy Schwartz discusses the disturbing trend of employees forum shopping in human rights matters, and a recent HRTO decision which…

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…