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

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…

The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made several announcements over the past couple weeks regarding proposed changes to…

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

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

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

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…

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

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…