By Landon Young Do employers have a general duty to act honestly and in good faith when dealing with their…

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

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

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Our first quarterly, HR-Law Webinar was a great success, with over 150 registrants.  Thank you to those who joined us…

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected…

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance,…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…