Is Refusing a COVID Vaccine Just Cause for Termination?
Your employer has implemented a mandatory COVID vaccine policy. You do not want to get vaccinated. Your employer has told you you will be terminated for just cause if you don’t get vaccinated. This blog discusses your legal rights and obligations. You are required to...5 Things To Know about Fair Treatment at Work: Contracts, Harassment, Discrimination and more
This blog discusses five things you should know to be treated fairly and with respect and dignity in the workplace.
Elections: An Employee’s Right to Take Time Off Work to Vote
Election Day? What are my rights as an employee to take time off work to vote? Does my employer need to accommodate this?
What Happens when your Employer is Sold?
Are clauses that purport to waive an employee’s years of service for the purposes of severance/notice pay enforceable? It’s all important when your company is sold. Here is what to look for.
Failure to Address Workplace Harassment Results in Aggravated Damages
employee termination / harassment at work / employee rights / employer obligation / aggravated damages / wrongful termination /
What is Employment Insurance Anyway? A Primer on EI
In Canada, you can apply for Employment Insurance (“EI”) for partial income replacement from the Federal government.
Short Service, Long Notice
Employees with only a few years (or even months) of service tend to believe that they aren’t entitled to much notice or pay in lieu of notice upon termination.