Doug’s Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2019
2019 has been a relatively good news year for Ontario employers. This blog discusses the top 5 employment law stories of the year.
Court of Appeal Allows Employee to Withdraw Seemingly Clear Resignation
Employees may retract their resignation, and if an employer does not accept it, they can be found to have wrongfully dismissed the employe
I Do Not Like Employee Handbooks. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.
When speaking with a client about other terms of employment that can be included in an employment contract, I always ask whether the organization has an Employee Handbook.
Wrongful Dismissal Update: Alleging Just Cause is a Legal Minefield
A recent case, Headley v. City of Toronto, 2019 ONSC 4496, shows that alleging just cause for termination for a long-service employee can be a risky and costly strategy.
Battle of the clauses: what does it take for the Court to uphold a termination clause?
Two recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decisions shed light on what types of termination clauses will be upheld and which will be deemed unenforceable.
Elections: An Employee’s Right to Take Time Off Work to Vote
Election Day? What are my rights as an employee to take time off work to vote? Does my employer need to accommodate this?
Court of Appeal finds yet another termination clause to be unenforceable
In the recent decision of Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) found yet another termination clause to be unenforceable. In this decision, the OCA reaffirmed and clarified various principles surrounding the enforceability of such clauses.
Negotiating Changes to a Written Offer of Employment
This blog explains why you should carefully review a job offer before accepting it.