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Employment Contracts: Unenforceable Termination Clause Costs Employer over $ 400 000

by Doug MacLeod | May 22, 2019 | For Employers

A recent case underscores the importance of including a properly drafted termination clause in your organization’s employment contract. The Facts In March 2010, CIGI hired Mark Menard, a chartered accountant, as Senior Director of Finance. He was responsible for the...

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

by Hina Ghaus | Apr 9, 2019 | For Employees

Recent changes to the Employment Standards Act allow employers to pay less overtime pay to employees. If you have been asked to agree to average your hours over 2 to 4 weeks for overtime purposes, then read on. Example Let’s assume that you earn $20 an hour and...

Employment Contracts: They Should Keep Giving and Giving

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 19, 2019 | For Employers

I trumpet the benefits of employment contracts every chance I get. I often write and speak about these benefits. Two Case Studies In the last two weeks, I received calls from two clients who benefitted from an employment contract that I wrote several years ago. Right...

Temporary Layoff Update: Can An Employee Refuse a Recall?

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 5, 2019 | For Employers

Contrary to popular belief, a temporary layoff usually constitutes a wrongful dismissal which requires an employer to pay the laid off employee termination pay. This general rule does not apply in all situations such as when your employment contract states that the...

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...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: Recent Case Law Increases Legal Uncertainty

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 8, 2019 | For Employers

Recently, it has become increasingly difficult for employment lawyers to assess an employer’s potential legal liability in connection with an employee termination. The law is pretty straightforward but predicting how a judge will apply the law to a specific...

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

by Doug MacLeod and Hina Ghaus | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

“We’ve heard loud and clear from businesses across Ontario that job growth starts with cutting the burdensome, job-killing red tape that is driving jobs and investment out of our province … We are making Ontario open for business.” Premier Ford in his closing...

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

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 last three years, the Liberal provincial...

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Employment Contracts: Unenforceable Termination Clause Costs Employer over $ 400 000

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

Employment Contracts: They Should Keep Giving and Giving

Temporary Layoff Update: Can An Employee Refuse a Recall?

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

Wrongful Dismissal Update: Recent Case Law Increases Legal Uncertainty

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

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