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Termination Pay for Short Service Employees

MacLeod Law Firm — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:00:15 +0000

When considering a job offer you need to carefully consider the terms of the termination clause that is included in the written job offer you receive. Employer Friendly Termination Clause in Job Offer When interviewing for a job the employer rarely raises your rights on termination. Instead, the employer usually includes a termination clause in your written job offer. It is not uncommon for…

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Federal Terminated Employees Can Prove Contract is Unenforceable

MacLeod Law Firm — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:50:41 +0000

We often write about termination clauses and the impact that they have on terminated employees. This type of clause can change the pay a terminated employee receives by thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands, of dollars. Often though, the legal cases fighting about the validity of termination clauses are based on provincially regulated employers. Federally regulated employers include…

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Employment Contract Review: Why It Is Essential

MacLeod Law Firm — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:46:17 +0000

You have been offered an exciting new job opportunity and your future employer has asked you to sign an employment contract. Why should you hire a lawyer to do an employment contract review? The language used in most employment contracts takes away your legal rights. A lawyer can explain which rights you are giving up in an employment contract and can suggest changes to the contract that benefit…

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Fired? You May be Owed More Thanks to The Supreme Court

MacLeod Law Firm — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:30:18 +0000

Fired? You May be Owed More Thanks to The Supreme Court With these uncertain economic times, many employees are being fired from their employment. If you have been fired, your employer may be trying to limit what they pay you after termination based on an employment contract that you previously signed. However, the Ontario Court of Appeal and now the Supreme Court of Canada have made it much…

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Urgent Employer Alert: Have You Had Your Employment Contract Reviewed Lately?

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:00:45 +0000

All organizations should have their employment contract reviewed by an employment lawyer every year or two.

Court Refuses to Enforce Contractual Language Limiting Termination Pay

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:39:59 +0000

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 consider whether the language in a variable compensation plan which purports to limit or eliminate the employee’s entitlement to variable compensation during the notice period is enforceable.

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Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:39:31 +0000

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 changes to employment contracts that benefit the employer will be challenged. This blog summarizes a recent case which sets out three reasons why an Ontario judge recently refused to…

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COVID-19 Update: How to Apply for the 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

Doug MacLeod — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:37:37 +0000

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 allows you to determine the amount of wage subsidy you can claim through the CEWS. This calculator also provides information on how the subsidy will be calculated. You can use the information generated by the…

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COVID-19 Update: The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – A Real Game Changer

Doug MacLeod — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:14:43 +0000

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 from the federal government’s explanation of the CEWS. Bottom Line If your organization’s revenue in March 2020 was 15% less than in March 2019 (and/or decreased by 30% in April and/or by 30% in May) then…

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COVID-19: What a Difference A Month Makes

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:12:36 +0000

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 has declared these businesses as non-essential and working remotely is not possible. Other businesses have slowed down but can continue to operate because work from…

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