By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

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

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…

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

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…

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

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

Employers in Ontario must be cautious before implementing “temporary” layoffs.  Unless the employee and employer have a clear and valid…

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…