Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

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

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

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

Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, passed its third and final reading today. With Liberal and NDP MPPs…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…