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A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

by Fiona Martyn | Mar 5, 2019 | For Employees

Just cause terminations are considered the capital punishment of employment law by some judges. A just cause termination is the worst possible outcome for an employee because it not only means that you will not receive termination pay but generally you will also be...

Is Your Severance Package Fair?

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 25, 2019 | For Employees

We have reviewed thousands of severance packages. If your employment has recently been terminated and you have been provided with a severance package, then read on. Time Limit to Accept Package Most employers give an employee 5 to 7 days to accept a severance package....

Wrongful Dismissal: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 22, 2019 | For Employees

What Is A Wrongful Dismissal? If an employer does not provide you with adequate notice of termination, or pay instead of notice, then you have been wrongfully dismissed. In most cases, employers provide no notice of termination; you are called into a meeting and told...

Working Notice: When working more than 9 to 5 makes it hard to find a way to make a living

by Nadia Halum | Nov 19, 2018 | For Employees

Sometimes, rather than receiving a severance package, employees are provided “working notice” that their employment is coming to an end. In other words, your termination date is set to a fixed date in the future and you are expected to work throughout this...

Employment Standards Alert: The Cost of Doing Business in Ontario Just Went Up

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 23, 2017 | For Employers

The Ontario government’s much publicized overhaul to the province’s employment standards legislation will take effect as early as December 3, 2017. For the most part, vulnerable employees and employees in precarious employment will benefit from these legislative...

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

by Nadia Halum | Sep 22, 2017 | For Employees

From time to time, we get a call from a person who has accepted a job offer, quit their existing job, and then been told that the job offer has been revoked before the person starts work. The person wants to know, “Can the offer be revoked” and if so, “Am I entitled...

The Rights of Unionized Employees

by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees

Are you a unionized employee? Have you been terminated or have you experienced mistreatment in your workplace on the basis of your age, race, religious views, gender, sexual orientation or any other ground? It is important to remember that the rights and recourses...

Getting terminated during a medical leave

by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Generally speaking, if an employee is terminated without just cause they are entitled to receive “reasonable notice” of termination unless they have agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of termination. An employer can provide working notice or termination pay...

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A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

Is Your Severance Package Fair?

Wrongful Dismissal: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Working Notice: When working more than 9 to 5 makes it hard to find a way to make a living

Employment Standards Alert: The Cost of Doing Business in Ontario Just Went Up

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

The Rights of Unionized Employees

Getting terminated during a medical leave

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