Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policies
Like most employment lawyers, I have been getting calls from employers asking whether they can require employees to get vaccinated for COVID before returning to the workplace.
Court says $ 2.5M payroll is not limited to Ontario Payroll for Severance Pay Purposes
An employee with 5 years service is entitled to one week severance pay for each year of service to a maximum of 26 weeks severance pay under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) IF the employer’s payroll exceeds $ 2.5M. In 2014, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice...COVID in Ontario Workplaces: What is a Gray Zone Anyway?
On November 20, 2020 the Ontario government announced that certain regions of the province would be moved into different colour-coded zones.
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 consider whether the language in a variable compensation plan which...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 changes to employment contracts that benefit the...COVID-19 Update: Do Reduced Hours of Work or a Temporary Lay Off Constitute a Termination or a Constructive Dismissal? The legal waters just got murkier
Do reduced hours of work or a temporary lay off constitute a termination or a constructive dismissal during Covid-19? ? The legal waters just got murkier.
COVID-19 Update: How to Apply for the 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
This blog discusses some updates on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, given COVID-19.