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What’s New at the MacLeod Law Firm

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 5, 2019 | For Employers

New Website I am pleased to inform you that we have updated our website. You can check it out by clicking here. Nominated as Top Labour & Employment Law Firm For the second year in a row, the MacLeod Law Firm has been nominated as top Canadian labour and...

A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

by Fiona Martyn | Mar 5, 2019 | For Employees

Just cause terminations are considered the capital punishment of employment law by some judges. A just cause termination is the worst possible outcome for an employee because it not only means that you will not receive termination pay but generally you will also be...

Severance Pay Calculation Under Employment Standards Act based on Ontario Payroll says OLRB

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 14, 2019 | For Employers

Under section 64 of the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), an employee with five years’ service is entitled to one week severance pay for each year of service (to a maximum of 26 weeks) in addition to notice of termination if “the employer has a payroll of $2.5 million...

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...

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

by Hina Ghaus | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employers

With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis across Canada, employers are increasingly worried about its impact on safety-sensitive workplaces. Even though medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001, similar concerns continue to exist about how to...

“We’re Getting Rid of Bill 148”, says Premier Ford

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 3, 2018 | For Employers

After two years of public consultations, the Liberal government introduced many changes to the Employment Standards Act in November 2017 but delayed implementing several of these changes until 2019. The changes were contained in Bill 148. During the election campaign,...

Can an Employer Refuse to Hire You Because You Are Not a Permanent Resident or Citizenship of Canada?

by Hina Ghaus | Sep 25, 2018 | For Employees

Have you ever been denied a job interview or a position based on your citizenship status? Some employers have attempted to develop pre-employment requirements and policies to deal with the tension between devoting time and resources to new employees and hiring someone...

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What’s New at the MacLeod Law Firm

A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

Severance Pay Calculation Under Employment Standards Act based on Ontario Payroll says OLRB

Temporary Layoff Update: Can An Employee Refuse a Recall?

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

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

“We’re Getting Rid of Bill 148”, says Premier Ford

Can an Employer Refuse to Hire You Because You Are Not a Permanent Resident or Citizenship of Canada?

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