Wrongful Dismissal Update: Alleging Just Cause is a Legal Minefield
A recent case, Headley v. City of Toronto, 2019 ONSC 4496, shows that alleging just cause for termination for a long-service employee can be a risky and costly strategy.
Court of Appeal finds yet another termination clause to be unenforceable
In the recent decision of Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) found yet another termination clause to be unenforceable. In this decision, the OCA reaffirmed and clarified various principles surrounding the enforceability of such clauses.
Negotiating Changes to a Written Offer of Employment
This blog explains why you should carefully review a job offer before accepting it.
Workplace Harassment Provisions Coming to the Canada Labour Code
The Canada Labour Code will be introducing workplace harassment and violence provisions in 2020
Wrongful Dismissal Damages for Employee/Shareholders
Executives often receive different forms of compensation such as salary, bonus, short-term incentive compensation, long-term compensation, stock options, and income from shares in the corporation. In recent years, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) has...Are Executives Entitled to Variable Compensation after being Terminated?
If your organization pays executives for performance and doesn’t want to pay an executive during the applicable notice period because they are not performing, consider having an employment lawyer review your plan first.
(Yet) Another Termination Clause Bites the Dust
An employer should make it clear that the termination clause in an employment contract applies when an employee is promoted.
Failure to Address Workplace Harassment Results in Aggravated Damages
employee termination / harassment at work / employee rights / employer obligation / aggravated damages / wrongful termination /