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

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

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

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

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

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

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

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

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

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Derailed: Is this the End of High-profile Overtime Class Proceedings? – Landon Young and Ryan…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In April, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Coutinho v Ocular Health Centre…