When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

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

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

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

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

Many employers prepare written employment agreements that limit employee entitlements on termination of employment. In the absence of an enforceable…

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

Just cause is a difficult standard for employers to meet. In most cases, employees who are terminated from employment will…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

To be enforceable, non-competition agreements must, as a general rule, be reasonable and unambiguous in terms of their geographic scope,…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity,…