201701 Quarterly HR Law Webinar 02: Bonus Eligibility During the Notice Period

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

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

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance,…

Allison discusses the difference between a valid and invalid resignation

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…

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

Jurisdiction over employment in First Nations and aboriginal employers can be a complicated issue.  Until recently, different courts seemed to…

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

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz and Frank B. Portman The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp …

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.