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Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 26, 2016 | For Employers

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA “Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC...

How much notice of resignation should I give my employer?

by Nadia Halum | Jun 15, 2016 | For Employees

How much notice of resignation should I give my employer? Did you know that an employee is required to provide “reasonable” notice of resignation (unless you agree to a different notice period in an employment contract)? If you fail to do so, your former employer can...

The Pitfalls of Dismissing an Employee Without Seeking Legal Advice

by Doug MacLeod | May 17, 2016 | For Employers

The Pitfalls of Dismissing an Employee Without Seeking Legal Advice It is always a good idea to call your employment lawyer before an employee’s dismissal even if the employee has signed an iron clad termination clause. Most of my clients do so and sometimes the...

Termination Clause Enforceability: When a Hypothetical Situation Can Result in Real Damages

by Nadia Halum | May 10, 2016 | For Employers

Termination Clause Enforceability: When a Hypothetical Situation Can Result in Real Damages In recent years, Ontario courts have been confronted with the question of whether termination clauses that may violate statutory minimum entitlements under the Employment...

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 5, 2016 | For Employers

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages In my experience, many employees are now claiming more than one type of legal damages in wrongful dismissal cases. This is particularly the case when the employee is disabled. A recent Ontario...

How to Save Money: Help a Terminated Employee Find a New Job

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 10, 2015 | For Employers

How to Save Money: Help a Terminated Employee Find a New Job Did you know that it is usually in an employer’s financial interest to help a recently terminated employee find alternative employment? Here’s why: the faster a terminated employee secures alternative...

Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 13, 2015 | For Employers

Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $ 150 000 from her former employer by filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This week, I am...

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Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

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The Pitfalls of Dismissing an Employee Without Seeking Legal Advice

Termination Clause Enforceability: When a Hypothetical Situation Can Result in Real Damages

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages

How to Save Money: Help a Terminated Employee Find a New Job

Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise

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