Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…
wrongful dismissal litigation
In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting. Read more about this interesting…
A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…
In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…
Employers in Ontario must be cautious before implementing “temporary” layoffs. Unless the employee and employer have a clear and valid…
Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…
In a recent decision, Jensen v. Schaeffler Canada Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reduced an employee’s pay in lieu of…