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What kind of damages are you entitled to if your employer makes frivolous allegations about you?

by Nadia Halum | Aug 22, 2017 | For Employees

What kind of damages are you entitled to if your employer makes frivolous allegations about you? As we have written before, an employer may generally terminate an employee for any good business reason as long as it provides the employee with adequate notice of...

The Rights of Unionized Employees

by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees

The Rights of Unionized Employees Are you a unionized employee? Have you been terminated or have you experienced mistreatment in your workplace on the basis of your age, race, religious views, gender, sexual orientation or any other ground? It is important to remember...

Have you Been Terminated Due to Poor Performance Under a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)?

by Fiona Martyn | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Have you Been Terminated Due to Poor Performance Under a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)? The objective of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is to help an employee identify and correct weaknesses in their performance. Nevertheless, employers are not always...

Getting terminated during a medical leave

by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Getting terminated during a medical leave Generally speaking, if an employee is terminated without just cause they are entitled to receive “reasonable notice” of termination unless they have agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of termination. An employer can...

Can an Employer Give Working Notice to Employees who are Incapable of Working?

by Fiona Martyn | Aug 9, 2017 | For Employees

Can an Employer Give Working Notice to Employees who are Incapable of Working? When an employee is terminated, instead of providing pay in lieu of notice, the employer may ask the employee to continue working during the notice period. This is known as “working...

How to Spot a Resignation

by MacLeod Law Firm | Jul 31, 2017 | For Employers

How to Spot a Resignation Contrary to popular belief, it is not always easy to know when someone has resigned. Even if an employee uses words such as “I quit,” a court may still find that the employee has not truly resigned. An employer in Alberta learned this lesson...

Can my organization implement a drug testing policy at the workplace?

by MacLeod Law Firm | Jul 24, 2017 | For Employers

Can my organization implement a drug testing policy at the workplace? If you’ve been following the news over the last few months, you know that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to allow the union’s injunction against the TTC’s random drug and alcohol...

What kind of notice of termination am I entitled to if I have signed an employment contract?

by Nadia Halum | Jul 17, 2017 | For Employees

What kind of notice of termination am I entitled to if I have signed an employment contract? What kind of notice of termination am I entitled to if I have signed an employment contract? The answer is it depends on several factors, including whether the contract...

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Getting terminated during a medical leave

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How to Spot a Resignation

Can my organization implement a drug testing policy at the workplace?

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