Can I layoff an employee?

by | Jul 14, 2016 | For Employers

Can I layoff an employee?   Ontario’s Employment Standards Act has a definition of a ‘temporary lay-off’ and provides when a “temporary lay-off” becomes a termination. Some of you may be surprised to learn that just because a layoff is defined as temporary by the...

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea

by | Jun 23, 2016 | For Employers

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea We’ve written before on the importance of requiring new hires to sign an employment contract which contains a termination clause. In a recent decision from British Columbia, one employer learned this lesson the hard way....

Is your employment contract enforceable?

by | Jun 9, 2016 | For Employers

Is your employment contract enforceable? We’ve written before on the importance of termination clauses in employment contracts. A recent case from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is a good example of not only including a termination clause in an employment...

Fixed-Term Employment Contracts are a Bad Idea

by | Apr 19, 2016 | For Employers

Fixed-Term Employment Contracts are a Bad Idea I do not like fixed-term employment contracts and have written a number of blogs  on this topic. This blog summarizes a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal that reinforces my aversion to fixed-term contracts....

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