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Laid Off by Oracle in Canada? Here Is Why the First Offer May Not Be Enough
Laid Off by Oracle in Canada? Here Is Why the [...]
Building a Solid Constructive Dismissal Case: An Essential guide For Toronto Employees
BUILDING A SOLID CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL CASE: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR [...]
Probationary Period Rights in Ontario: Everything You Need To Know
Probationary Period Rights in Ontario: Everything You Need To Know [...]
When to Consult an Employment Lawyer in Toronto: A Comprehensive Guide
When to Consult an Employment Lawyer in Toronto: A Comprehensive [...]
Taking Action: Legal Steps to Handle Constructive Dismissal in Toronto
Taking Action: Legal Steps to Handle Constructive Dismissal in Toronto [...]
Beyond Resignation: Dealing with Constructive Dismissal in the Workplace
Beyond Resignation: Dealing with Constructive Dismissal in the Workplace Constructive [...]
The Role of an Employment Lawyer in your Company’s Growth and Success?
The Role of an Employment Lawyer in Your Company’s Growth [...]
What is the Minimum Wage in Alberta in 2025?
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WAGE IN ALBERTA IN 2025? Knowing [...]
What is the Minimum Wage in British Columbia in 2025
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WAGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 2025? [...]
At-Will Employment Canada: Know Your Rights
At-Will Employment Canada: Know Your Rights A common misconception in [...]
Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc.: Ontario Superior Court of Justice Slams the Door on “At Any Time” Termination Clauses
The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Baker v. [...]
Bereavement Leave in Ontario: Everything You Need to Know
Bereavement Leave in Ontario: Everything You Need to Know Losing [...]
Considerations For Handling Employee Terminations: Insights From An Employment Lawyer
Terminating an employee is no simple feat. Rather, employee termination [...]
Why Every Toronto Business Owner Should Retain an Employment Lawyer
Have you ever encountered a dispute with an employee that [...]
Bertsch v Datastealth: ONSC Upholds Enforceability of Termination Provision in a Win For Employers
In Bertsch v Datastealth, the ONSC affirmed the enforceability of [...]
Constructive Dismissal and Your Legal Options in Canada
Constructive Dismissal – The Meaning and Concept Constructive dismissal occurs […]
Navigating Through Employment Contracts: The Advantage of Hiring an Employment Lawyer
Knowing the ins and outs of employment contracts is of […]
Top 5 Reasons You Might Need an Employment Lawyer in Toronto
There are countless reasons why an employee or employer might […]
BRIGGS V ABC INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC.: EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS TAKE ANOTHER HIT
If the recent years of litigating employment disputes throughout Canada […]
Can You Collect EI If You Quit?
What is Employment Insurance? Employment Insurance (“EI”) provides regular benefits [...]
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Severance: What It Is & How to Calculate It
Severance pay is compensation paid to an employee whose employment […]
What is the Minimum Wage in Ontario in 2024?
Knowing the minimum wage is of key importance for employees [...]
What is the Difference Between Termination and Severance Pay in Ontario?
When an employee is terminated without cause, they are legally [...]
Termination ‘Without Cause’ in Ontario
One of the most common reasons that prospective clients first [...]
Stress Leave in Ontario: Everything you need to know
In recent years, awareness about stress leave from work has [...]
Can you get EI if you Got Fired?
Can I Collect Unemployment If I Get Fired? Being fired [...]
How Does Severance Pay Affect Unemployment Benefits in Canada?
What is Employment Insurance? When a non-unionized employee loses their [...]
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Can Employers Change your Schedule Without Notice in Ontario?
Ontario’s Employment Standard’s Act (ESA) does not include provisions […]
Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace: Another bomb dropped on employment contracts
The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision Dufault v. [...]
What is a Record of Employment? – ROE Ontario
What is a Record of Employment? A Record of Employment [...]
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WAGE IN ONTARIO IN 2023?
What is the minimum wage in Ontario in 2024? Updated! [...]
Are you Entitled to Overtime if you get Paid a Salary?
The maximum number of hours an employee can be required [...]
Common Reasons for Termination of Employment
There are two main ways that an employer can terminate [...]
What is Nepotism in the Workplace?
What is Nepotism in the Workplace? Nepotism can be defined [...]
Is It Illegal to Record a Conversation at Work?
Can I Record a Conversation with My Boss or Coworker [...]
Can I Be Fired Because of my Disability?
This post will answer many of your questions about whether [...]
Leave of absence in Ontario: Everything you need to know
What is a leave of absence? Stress leave is a [...]
Workplace Abuse: Learn how the law can protect you
What is Workplace Abuse? Workplace abuse can take many different [...]
Employer’s Guide to Ontario’s New Electronic Monitoring Policy Requirement
Employer’s Guide to Ontario’s New Electronic Monitoring Policy Requirement Important [...]
Who Qualifies for Compassionate Leave in Ontario?
What is Compassionate Leave? Compassionate leave is granted to employees […]
How Does an Employee Qualify for Statutory Holiday Pay?
What are the Statutory Holidays in Ontario? Ontario has nine [...]
What is the Minimum Wage in Ontario in 2021?
What is the minimum wage in Ontario in 2024? Updated! [...]
Can my employer force me to get the Covid-19 vaccine?
Can my employer force me to get the Covid-19 vaccine? [...]
Can I Fire an Employee for Not Getting Vaccinated?
Can I Fire an Employee for Not Getting Vaccinated? Employer’s [...]
The Issue of Disclosing Vaccinations in the Workplace
Does your employer need to know your vaccination status? If [...]
The Problematic Nature of Workplace Investigations Into Sexual Harassment
Recently, numerous allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and “inappropriate behaviour” [...]
What Employers Should Know When Hiring Independent Contractors
When hiring a new employee, you may come across those [...]
3 Things You Should Know About Your Bonus, If You Were Fired
When someone is fired from a company, the employers will [...]
Buyer, seller, and employee beware: Employees often caught in the middle and at the mercy of the purchaser, vendor, and court during the sale of a business.
While the sale and purchase of a business may seem [...]
The Impact of COVID-19 on Constructive Dismissal Claims
In today’s blog, we will look at a constructive dismissal [...]
Employees will Benefit From Change in the Worker-Company Relationship Following COVID-19
Canadians are eager to recreate the normalcy of their pre-pandemic [...]
Seven new kinds of lawsuits that will become more common in the post-pandemic Canadian workplace
COVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of our lives, especially [...]
What Employers and Employees Should Know About Constructive Dismissal Claims
Terminating an employee is never easy, and it is a [...]
Employers Should Ask About Mental Health Issues
For most people, their disabilities are invisible. Many can seem [...]
Am I Entitled to My Bonus if I Was Fired?
Were you fired for no reason in Ontario? Here’s what [...]
All You Need to Know About Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Now that there is no more mandatory retirement in Ontario, [...]
What is the difference between pregnancy leave and parental leave in Ontario?
Pregnancy leave is an optional, unpaid leave of absence that [...]
Why Employees Might Have to Wait Until 2022 to Get Severance Pay
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, many companies were [...]
Are You Entitled to Vacation Pay While on Infectious Disease Emergency Leave?
With COVID-19 looming at the one-year mark, many employers and [...]
Can Employers Force Their Employees to be Vaccinated?
The country has been in lockdown for almost a year-- [...]
Inducement and What it Means for Dismissal
When an employee is wrongfully dismissed, the next step is [...]
Pay Equity- Everything You Need To Know
Pay equity, commonly referred to, and sometimes mistaken, as “equal […]
Length of Service and What it Means for Dismissal
When an employee is wrongfully dismissed, the next step is […]
Who is an essential worker in Ontario?
ONTARIO REGULATION 779/20 made under the REOPENING ONTARIO (A FLEXIBLE [...]
Will COVID vaccines be mandatory in the workplace? Everything you need to know
With vaccines being rolled out across the country, it has [...]
What You Need to Know About the Duty to Accommodate
What is the Duty to Accommodate? The duty to accommodate [...]
Mental Health Disability Leave in Ontario
Disability Benefits for Mental Illness Introduction According to a report [...]
What is Severance Pay in Ontario?
What is severance pay? Severance pay is compensation paid to [...]
What Employers Can Do to Ensure Their Workplace is Psychologically Healthy
Employers are generally aware of the need to protect the [...]
Bill 47: 2019 changes to the Employment Standards Act
On November 21, 2018, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, [...]
10 Questions about Long-Term Disability Answered
Q: How much does long-term disability pay? A: Most LTD [...]
10 Questions About Short-Term Disability Answered
Q: How long does it take to get short-term disability? [...]
Can Your Employer Reduce Your Wages?
Compensation is undoubtedly one of the most important terms of [...]
Severance: What It Is & How to Calculate It
What is Severance Pay? Severance pay is compensation paid to [...]
COVID-19: Taking Stress Leave during the Pandemic in Ontario
COVID-19 RELATED EMERGENCY LEAVE On March 19th 2020, the Ontario [...]
Protecting Mental Health in the Workplace
Employers are generally aware of the need to protect the [...]
Workplace bullying in Ontario: Everything you need to know
Workplace bullying in Ontario can be conducted by management or [...]
What is Constructive Dismissal?
Constructive dismissal is a type of wrongful dismissal where the [...]
Are you working in a hostile work environment? If you answered yes to any of these, you might be.
A hostile work environment is created when either management or [...]
Everything You Need to Know about Non-Compete Clauses
A non-compete clause is a type of restrictive covenant. A [...]
Ontario’s response to wage cuts and mass temporary layoffs during COVID-19 in Ontario
COVID-19 UPDATE, June 2, 2020 Employers can breathe a sigh [...]
What are your employment rights during COVID-19? Everything you need to know
Ontario Employment Laws - Layoff Rights in Ontario Employee rights [...]
How Many Breaks are you Entitled to During an 8 Hour Shift in Ontario?
Maximum Work Hours and Break Entitlements In Ontario, the Employment [...]
Employment Lawyers, Guardians of Society’s Most Vulnerable
Drug abuse and addiction are disabilities protected against discrimination. Employers [...]
Inside Guide to Employment Laws
Whether you’re an employee who has been unfairly treated or [...]
Can I get fired for calling in sick and lying about it?
Employees tempted to take a sick day to jump-start the [...]
A Poorly Drafted Fixed-Term Contract at Dismissal Can Be Costly
An improperly drafted agreement can be costly as Benson Group [...]
Borel Destroyed Ghomeshi’s & CBC’s Efforts to Rescue Their Reputations
So much for best-laid plans. After hundreds of thousands of [...]
‘Can I Be Fired While On Maternity Leave?’ & Other FAQs
Employment lawyers are used to hearing some questions repeatedly. Often [...]
CEOs must keep their tempers in check
Your CEO, while upset, grabs a subordinate, and drags him [...]
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How Independent Are Independent Contractors? [Q&A]
As a labour lawyer who practices across most of Canada, [...]
Romance In the Workplace: Honesty Is the Best Policy
In his poem Ode to the West Wind, Percy Bysshe [...]
Practical Tips For Pregnant Women In the Workplace
Recently, I was reminded of a common worry young women [...]
Whistleblowing Program Still Doesn’t Make It OK To Tattle On Employers
Unfortunately, like most government acts, the recent legislation on whistleblowing [...]
This Is Why You Should Never Speak About Your Dismissal Settlement With Anyone
Vindication can be a powerful drive for terminated employees who [...]
Court Ruling Enshrines Federal Employees Job Security For a Lifetime
Is Canada becoming France? That may not be as much [...]
Busting Severance Pay Myths: Key Factors To Keep In Mind
How much severance pay are you entitled to? This is [...]
Why Employers Should Ban Pokémon Go From the Workplace
It’s barely been a month since Pokémon Go has been [...]
Consequences for Employers Seeking to Terminate ‘For Cause’
An important new decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal [...]
5 Ways Written Employment Contracts May Be Unenforceable
Employees and employers alike sometimes assume payment on dismissal is [...]
How Much Notice Are You Entitled To?
When it comes to being fired from a job, employers seem [...]
Dramatic Reminder of the Importance of Personal Protective Equipment
A Toronto road-worker is lucky to be alive after being [...]
10 Traits To Look For When Hiring An Employment Lawyer
Choosing an employment lawyer can be difficult and daunting. Doing [...]
2017 Federal Budget: How the Upcoming Changes to the Canada Labour Code Could Affect You
It is the day after the Federal Government released its [...]
The #Metoo Movement and the Law of Unintended Consequences
The Law of Unintended Consequences “The road to hell is [...]
You don’t have to disclose the amount of a dismissal settlement to be in breach of the confidentiality agreement
Vindication can be a powerful drive for terminated employees who [...]
Why new whistleblowing legislation still doesn’t make it OK to tattle on your employer
Unfortunately, like most government acts, the recent legislation on whistleblowing [...]
Defined-benefit pension plans are unaffordable for any employer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers labour dispute with Canada [...]
How Telus’s good note keeping made it clear why this employee quit
Jan Persaud might have realized that a workplace is not [...]
Disclosing Your Pregnancy to Your Employer
Recently, I was reminded of a common worry young women [...]
Honesty is the best policy at work, even when it pertains to a consensual relationship
In his poem Ode to the West Wind, Percy Bysshe [...]
Just how independent are independent contractors? Plenty of readers want to know
As a labour lawyer who practices across most of Canada, [...]
CEOs must keep their elbows, and tempers, in check
Your CEO, while upset, grabs a subordinate, and drags him [...]
‘Can I be fired while on maternity leave?’ and other commonly asked questions
Employment lawyers are used to hearing some questions repeatedly. Often [...]
Kathryn Borel just destroyed Ghomeshi’s and the CBC’s efforts to rescue their reputations
So much for best-laid plans. After hundreds of thousands of [...]
Relying on a poorly drafted fixed-term contract at dismissal can be costly
An improperly drafted agreement can be costly as Benson Group [...]
Your employer can fire you for calling in sick if you’re lying and get caught
Employees tempted to take a sick day to jump-start the [...]