Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract
I have written many blogs on the legal enforceability of employment contracts because judges are increasingly refusing to enforce them and I want employers to be live to this issue. Employers should assume that changes to employment contracts that benefit the...Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018
Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018 In 2018 there were many new developments in the employment law world. Here are my top 10 stories of the year: 1. Bill 148 Bit the Dust Ontario’s Employment Standards Act received its last major update in 2000. During the...Disputes Over Bonus Entitlements: Two Decisions on the “Active Employment” Requirement for Bonus Payouts
Disputes Over Bonus Entitlements: Two Decisions on the “Active Employment” Requirement for Bonus Payouts Where an employee is terminated or resigns, what is the effect of a bonus plan that requires the employee to be “actively employed” at the time the bonus is paid...Valuing Employee Pensions in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: A Boring but Important Issue
Valuing Employee Pensions in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: A Boring but Important Issue A long service, older worker is terminated. Under the terms of the individual’s pension plan, the employer is not permitted to continue his participation in the pension plan. So the...Are You Still Entitled to Employment Insurance If You Quit?
Terminated employees are entitled to receive employment insurance benefits. But what if an employee resigns? Are they still the entitled to receive benefits?
A Benefit of Working Past 65: Employee Benefits Must Continue
A Benefit of Working Past 65: Employee Benefits Must Continue A recent human rights decision may result in Ontario employers paying higher premiums for group employee benefit plans. Mr. Talos was a secondary school teacher and decided to keep teaching after he turned...Pregnancy, Parental and Maternity Leave 102 (Federal)
We often receive calls from expecting parents asking about their rights to benefits and time off work for parental leave once their child arrives