The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

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

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

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…

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

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded four months of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to an employee with less…

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young   Non-unionized employees are entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination under the common law, or…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

Don’t miss our comprehensive, half-day training seminar at the Sheraton Toronto Airport on Thursday, September 22.

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

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.