At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

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

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

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

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

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to “discover” that they were wrongfully dismissed. Thankfully, the Ontario Court of Appeal…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

By: Jeremy Schwartz Some organizations subscribe to the close your eyes and think good thoughts school of drafting, when it comes to…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…