2014 Q3 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 4: AODA Enforcement Update

At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

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

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to “discover” that they were wrongfully dismissed. Thankfully, the Ontario Court of Appeal…

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…

This is segment 5 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Risks Associated with Reducing Post-Retirement Benefits”

Don’t Miss our 26th Annual Employers’ Conference, Labour & Employment Law Update 2012. Register Early! Topics Include: A Terminated Employee’s…

The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made several announcements over the past couple weeks regarding proposed changes to…

We blogged recently that there was ambiguity in the new amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), which require employers to…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

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

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…