Mental Stress Provisions of WSIA are Unconstitutional Recently, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) issued a decision significantly expanding employees’ entitlement to workplace safety and insurance benefits for mental stress. The Act...
ESA to Allow for New Leaves of Absence from Work New Leaves of Absence from Work A new Bill amending the Employment Standards Act has been approved by the Ontario Legislature and is expected to become law in October 2014. The Bill creates additional leaves of absence...
Social Media and Termination: What are your Risks? Social Media and Termination: What are your risks? Recently, several Air Canada employees were caught on video performing their job in a questionable way. The video was then posted on YouTube and viewed over one...
Workplace Investigations Workplace Investigations Incidents can occur at workplaces that require employers to investigate. Sometimes these incidents result in termination. If you are the subject of a workplace investigation, it is important to keep in mind the...
What is a Wrongful Dismissal? What is a Wrongful Dismissal? If your employer terminates your employment and does not provide you with any notice of termination then it was probably a wrongful dismissal. Most of the time, an employer does not provide an employee with...
Termination Clauses: Are They Enforceable? Employees often come to us to review their severance packages. Assessing whether a severance package is fair often depends on whether or not there is a termination clause in an employment contract. We carefully review the...