Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community.  Unfortunately,…

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…

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

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that representative plaintiff Cindy Fulakwa can proceed with her class action against…

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

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

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

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…