Tag: Employee Rights

Is Your Severance Package Fair?

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 25, 2019 | For Employees

If your employment has recently been terminated and you have been provided with a severance package, then read on.

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

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 22, 2019 | For Employees

If an employer does not provide you with adequate notice of termination, or pay instead of notice, then you have been wrongfully dismissed.

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

by MacLeod Law Firm | Nov 19, 2018 | For Employees

While there is nothing inherently wrong with providing working notice, sometimes a court may find the employer should not get credit for this notice period.

How Does Returning to School Affect an Employee’s Duty to Mitigate Losses?

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 13, 2018 | For Employers

How Does Returning to School Affect an Employee’s Duty to Mitigate Losses? A terminated employee has a duty to mitigate his or her damages by looking for alternative employment. We are often asked questions like: Can an employee start her own business? Can he or she...

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

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 23, 2017 | For Employers

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

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

by Nadia Halum | Sep 22, 2017 | For Employees

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door 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a call from a person who has accepted a job offer, quit their existing job, and then been told that the job offer has been revoked before the person starts work.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,...

The Rights of Unionized Employees

by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees

The Rights of Unionized 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...

Getting terminated during a medical leave

by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Getting terminated during a medical leave 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...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

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

How Does Returning to School Affect an Employee’s Duty to Mitigate Losses?

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

Categories

Recent Posts:

Toronto Office

Barrie Office

Collingwood Office

Locations

Toronto Office

Barrie Office

Collingwood Office

Categories

Recent Posts:

Tag Cloud

Toronto Office

Barrie Office

Collingwood Office

Locations

Toronto Office

Barrie Office

Collingwood Office