You Have and ESA Inspector at the Door!

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce In-house counsel is often the unsung hero of a legal saga, having guided their…

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

By Landon P. Young and Haadi Malik New rules affecting employment relationships in unprecedented and varying ways have been made…

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

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman A recent French language decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…

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

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused to permit a group of former Allstate Insurance employees to sue Allstate…