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Federal employers should be aware of the risks in terminating employees under the Canada Labour Code. Unlike employers governed by provincial legis...
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By Kelsey Orth
In Ontario, the introduction of “Bill 168” – or, more accurately, its subsequent coming into force – ushered in a new era i...
Pursuant to Ontario’s Limitations Act, the limitation period, or time limit, for bringing a wrongful dismissal action in Ontario is two years...
Many employers use a probationary period with new employees to assess whether or not a new hire is a good fit for their organization. When an emplo...
Two recent Ontario decisions delved into the murky waters of when punitive or aggravated damages should be awarded in cases of wrongful dismissal. ...
By Mike MacLellan
The Ontario Court of Appeal has thankfully upheld the termination for just cause of one Jerzy Wasinski, in a decision that should encourage employe...
2016 featured many significant decisions and legislative changes impacting employers. Over the course of the year, CCP blogged on these development...
Recently, employers responding to wrongful dismissal litigation may have noticed a trend of plaintiffs seeking to resolve matters quickly by bringi...
By now we all know that for the most part there is no mandatory retirement age in Ontario. For a variety of reasons, including shortfalls in retire...
By now we all know that Ontario employers are normally required to provide employees with reasonable notice of termination or pay in lieu there...
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has released its decision on Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd v Wilson. We first told you about this cas...
By now, we all know what a wrongful termination is in the employment context. But how many have heard of a wrongful resignation? The Superior Court...
By Rob Boswell
An employee is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He leaves work in May due to his illness, his employer sells its business in early Septembe...
Many important decisions and legislative changes occurred in 2015. Over the course of the year, CCP blogged these developments – here is a re...
Here’s something you probably didn’t expect: the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that the Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church owe...
Recent case law has reflected changing attitudes toward and evolving understanding of drug dependence in the workplace. For examples, drug de...
Ever since the Supreme Court’s ruling in the now-famous (at least in employment circles) Evans v. Teamsters case, employers have had a new &l...
In any workplace, it is possible, if not likely, that people will not always get along. When employee incidents happen and complaints are made, it ...
By now we all know that Courts are reluctant to enforce provisions in employment contracts that seek to limit the amount of termination notice prov...
Can an employer terminate an employee with just cause for a single incident which breaches the trust fundamental to an employment relationship? The...
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