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How to Get Paid After Resignation

by Nicole Simes | Aug 12, 2015 | For Employees

How to Get Paid After Resignation Recently, The Globe and Mail reported that the former President of UBC, Arvind Gupta, who stepped down from his position last week, will receive his full annual salary while on leave next school year. Mr. Gupta’s resignation and the...

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 8, 2015 | For Employers

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal On March 6, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission. The Facts David Potter signed a seven year contract to work as...

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – Update from the Supreme Court

by Nicole Simes | Mar 11, 2015 | For Employees

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – Update from the Supreme Court Many of us experience variations in our work and working conditions. However, if a change is significant enough it may amount to constructive dismissal. Constructive Dismissal Definition A constructive...

Constructive Dismissal Update: Quitting Because of Intolerable Working Conditions

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 10, 2015 | For Employers

Constructive Dismissal Update: Quitting Because of Intolerable Working Conditions If an employer’s treatment of an employee is so bad that it makes continued employment intolerable, an employee has the right to quit and claim damages for constructive dismissal. Is...

Yet Another Reason Not to Use Fixed-Term Contracts

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 23, 2015 | For Employers

Yet Another Reason Not to Use Fixed-Term Contracts I do not like fixed-term contracts. In my experience, a contract of indefinite employment with a termination clause is a better option for an employer in almost every situation. This blog summarizes a recent...

Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 21, 2014 | For Employers

Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions I am often asked whether a change in employment (or more than one change) is a constructive dismissal. If so, the employee can quit and claim damages for pay in lieu of notice of termination. If not, the person receives no...

Constructive Dismissal: More Mental Gymnastics from Ontario’s Court of Appeal

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 15, 2014 | For Employers

Constructive Dismissal: More Mental Gymnastics from Ontario’s Court of Appeal Farwell v. Citair In Farwell v. Citair, Inc. (General Coach Canada), 2014 ONCA 177 (CanLII) the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) appears to have further complicated the law of constructive...

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