Employment Contract: Another Reason to Review and Update It Employment Contracts We recommend that every new hire sign an employment contract with a termination clause. If the termination clause provides the employee with more than the minimum notice of termination...
What is Just Cause for Termination? Just Cause For Termination Just Cause is a legal term that means an employer is justified in terminating an employee and not providing the employee with any notice of termination at common law. Generally, the courts decide what...
Employee Termination: Five Issues to Consider Before Firing An Employee Employee Termination: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself 1.Are you claiming that your organization has just cause to terminate the employee? If so, and you can prove just cause then your organization is...
Social Media Policy: Our Seminar on How to Develop One Social Media Policy: Our seminar on How to Develop One We just finished presenting a series of seminars on developing a social media policy in Toronto and Barrie. If you would like to receive a copy of our Power...
Social Media Policy – Part II Social Media Policy – Part II For a number of reasons, employers need to manage the use of social media by employees in the workplace. In this regard, did you know? 1. The Ontario Court of Appeal recently recognized the right to...
Independent Contractor or Employee– If it Walks like a Duck and Quacks like a Duck: It’s a Duck Independent Contractor or Employee For tax purposes, employers sometimes decide to characterize a contract with an individual as an independent contractor relationship as...
Reasonable Notice – It Works Both Ways | MacLeod Law Firm Reasonable Notice of Resignation Many people think an employee is required to provide two weeks notice of resignation by law. However, neither the Ontario government nor the Ontario courts have made this...
Employee Benefits: The Potential Costs of Not Continuing Them Upon Termination Employee Benefits Did you know that an employer is generally required to maintain an employee’s benefits until the end of the minimum notice period provided for under the Employment...