An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community. Unfortunately,…
Employment Law
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…
In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…
Don’t Miss our 26th Annual Employers’ Conference, Labour & Employment Law Update 2012. Register Early! Topics Include: A Terminated Employee’s…
In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…
Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…
In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…
By: Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz A release of claims signed by an employee upon termination has been struck down…
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting. Read more about this interesting…
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made several announcements over the past couple weeks regarding proposed changes to…