Fired? You May be Owed More Thanks to The Supreme Court
These days, many employees are being fired from their employment. You may be owed more than what your contract says thanks to recent court decisions.
Urgent Employer Alert: Have You Had Your Employment Contract Reviewed Lately?
In Waksdale, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that a judge should not enforce a termination provision that is in whole or in part illegal.
Court Refuses to Enforce Contractual Language Limiting Termination Pay
Court Refuses to Enforce Contractual Language Limiting Termination Pay I have written several blogs on whether wrongful dismissal damages include compensation for the variable compensation the employee would have earned during the applicable notice period. Most cases...Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract
Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract I have written many blogs on the legal enforceability of employment contracts because judges are increasingly refusing to enforce them and I want employers to be live to this issue. Employers should assume that...COVID – 19 Update: How to Apply for the 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
COVID – 19 Update: How to Apply for the 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy I recently wrote a detailed blog on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”). You can read this blog here. The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has since launched an online calculator which...COVID-19 Update: The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – A Real Game Changer
COVID-19 Update: The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – A Real Game Changer On Saturday, April 11, 2020 the federal government passed the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the “CEWS”). This law will be a game changer for many employers. The following information is...COVID-19: What a Difference A Month Makes
COVID-19: What a Difference A Month Makes In over 30 years I have never seen one topic dominate my employment law practice like COVID-19 has over the last three weeks. Some Ontario businesses have gone from working at 100% capacity to 0% because the Ontario government...Termination Clauses: (Yet) Another One Bites the Dust
The issue of whether a termination clause limits an employee’s entitlement to the minimum notice set out in the Employment Standards Act may be the most litigated issue in employment law over the past 5 years.