Employers Must Honestly Negotiate Employment Contracts We previously reported on the duty of honesty created by the Supreme Court. In 2014, the Supreme Court held that the duty of honest performance requires the parties to a contract not to lie or mislead each other...
Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal Even though Ontario judges have been using the same test for 55 years to determine how much notice of termination an employee is entitled to...
Your Employment Agreement – Why The Date You Receive it is Important Consideration in Employment Contracts The legal principle of consideration applies to employment contracts. Each party must give something in order for the contract to be valid. Typically, the...
Should You Sign that Employment Contract? Should You Sign that Contract? You have been working for many years for your employer. You are then asked to sign a new contract. Should you sign it? And, if you do, is it valid? What is Consideration? For a contract to be...
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2015 Seasons change; employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment law landscape. In fact, 2015 may later be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started implementing its rather...
Luring Through LinkedIn: Is Posting Your New Employer’s Name on LinkedIn Improper Solicitation? Luring Through LinkedIn: Is Posting Your New Employer’s Name on LinkedIn Improper Solicitation? Most employees have a LinkedIn account. And many employees add colleagues...
How To Get Your Bonus After Termination How To Get Your Bonus After Termination Termination is often a shock for an employee. The timing of a termination may add insult to injury if it immediately precedes a bonus payday. Employers often tell employees that they...
Why Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts are Being Litigated Trends in Employment Contracts Increasingly, employers are requiring new hires to sign an employment contract which contains a termination clause. An employer can limit its termination pay obligation...