Severance Package Review: What to Expect from an Employment Lawyer
You have just been terminated. You have been given a week or so to accept a severance package but you don’t know if it is fair. That is where we come in.
Terminating Senior Executives: The Nickels and Dimes Can Really Add Up
Terminating Senior Executives: The Nickels and Dimes Can Really Add Up News Flash: An employer who does not specify in an employment contract how much an executive is entitled to receive when terminated can pay much more termination pay than expected. The Case UBS...Pregnancy, Parental and Maternity Leave 102 (Federal)
We often receive calls from expecting parents asking about their rights to benefits and time off work for parental leave once their child arrives
Pregnancy, Parental, and Maternity Leave 101 (Provincial)
Pregnancy, Parental, and Maternity Leave 101 (Provincial) We often receive calls from expecting parents asking about their rights to maternity leave or parental leave and benefits once their child arrives. This article reviews the rights for employees of provincially...How To Prove Mental Distress in the Workplace
If an employer mistreats an employee at the time of their termination, that employee may be entitled to damages for mental distress.
The Latest on the Legality of Random Drug & Alcohol Testing
The Latest on the Legality of Random Drug & Alcohol Testing In 2013, the issue of whether an employer can unilaterally implement random drug testing was addressed by the Supreme Court of Canada. Bottom line: there are very few instances when random drug testing...Ontario Court of Appeal: Lessons About Termination Clauses
In a recent decision, Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd 2018 ONCA 7, the Ontario Court of Appeal, upheld a termination clause finding that is was enforceable.