In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…
Employment Litigation
When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…
Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…
When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…
Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination. Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…
In April of 2009, a little known law called the Apology Act (the “Act”) entered into force. A very short act, it primarily…
Jeremy Schwartz The Canadian courts, especially appellate courts, have consistently taken a conservative, cautious approach to awards of punitive damages…