Employee Denied Termination Pay Because He Violated His Employer’s Attendance Policy Employee Denied Termination Pay Because He Violated His Employer’s Attendance Policy An employer can avoid paying an employee termination pay under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act...
Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada: The Ontario Court of Appeal Rocks the Wrongful Dismissal World Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada: The Ontario Court of Appeal Rocks the Wrongful Dismissal World On May 22, 2014 the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) released the Boucher v. Wal-Mart...
What Terms Are Generally Included in an Employee Severance Package? What Terms Are Generally Included in an Employee Severance Package? Every employee termination is unique. Accordingly, there is no one size fits all employee severance package. There are, however,...
Managing Disabled Employees Managing disabled employees can be a very complex, difficult and expensive process. Potential Liability under Ontario’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”) Discriminating against or failing to accommodate a physically or mentally disabled...
The Cost of Discriminating Against a Disabled Employee The Cost of Discriminating Against a Disabled Employee An employer who discriminates against and terminates a disabled employee can be ordered to pay two kinds of damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code...
Navigating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act: Part II (Employment Standards Act Exemptions) Navigating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act: Part II ( Employment Standards Act Exemptions ) Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (the ESA) The ESA sets out the minimum terms...
Workplace Investigations: Some Dos and Don’ts Workplace Misconduct Complaints – “To Investigate or Not to Investigate, That is the Question” Most private sector employers are not required to investigate alleged employee misconduct. Even though...
What Is The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee? The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee A Pregnant Employee’s Rights In Ontario, any woman who is hired at least 13 weeks before the date her baby is expected to be born is entitled to take a pregnancy leave of...