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Wrongful Dismissal: the Retail Restructuring Edition

by Nicole Simes | Jun 9, 2017 | For Employees

Wrongful Dismissal: the Retail Restructuring Edition Recently, the National Post reported that the Hudson’s Bay Co. is eliminating 2,000 positions due to changes in the retail sector. Over the past few years, we have seen employees terminated from the Bay, Sears,...

Significant Changes to Employment Standards Coming to Ontario

by Nicole Simes | Jun 2, 2017 | For Employees

Significant Changes to Employment Standards Coming to Ontario On June 1, 2017, the Ontario government introduced legislation to amend Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and the Labour Relations Act, 1995. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,...

What a great country: getting paid by two employers at the same time

by Nicole Simes | May 25, 2017 | For Employees

What a great country: getting paid by two employers at the same time Wrongful dismissal damages are normally subject to mitigation, which means that income from a new job after termination is deducted from the damages a terminated employee can recover from their...

Is An Employee Ever Required to Accept a Demotion?

by MacLeod Law Firm | May 19, 2017 | For Employers

Is An Employee Ever Required to Accept a Demotion? Sometimes, as part of a restructuring, an employer will eliminate some positions and offer the displaced employees new positions. Are displaced employees required to accept a demotion or a pay cut? In a recent...

Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions

by Nicole Simes | May 3, 2017 | For Employees

Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions Normally, an employee knows if he has been fired. The employer sits him down, provides a termination letter and often offers a severance package. However, on occasion, an employer’s conduct is...

Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated?

by Jason Wong | Apr 28, 2017 | For Employees

Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated? When an employee is terminated, the employee is required to minimize lost income by seeking alternative employment. What happens if your former employer offers to give you another job but at a reduced salary? Are...

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know

by Nicole Simes | Apr 25, 2017 | For Employees

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Background Congratulations, you’re planning a family! If you or your partner is pregnant, or you are thinking about becoming a parent, you are probably wondering what maternity leave, pregnancy leave and parental...

Another Termination Clause Bites the Dust

by Jason Wong | Apr 19, 2017 | For Employees

Another Termination Clause Bites the Dust You may have signed an offer of employment or an employment contract before you started it work. If so, it could have a termination clause. Many termination clauses attempt to limit how much termination pay an employee will...

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