The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

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

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court is a reminder to employers that dismissal for just cause must be…

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

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

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue…

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

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

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