ESA to Allow for New Leaves of Absence from Work New Leaves of Absence from Work A new Bill amending the Employment Standards Act has been approved by the Ontario Legislature and is expected to become law in October 2014. The Bill creates additional leaves of absence...
What is a Wrongful Dismissal? What is a Wrongful Dismissal? If your employer terminates your employment and does not provide you with any notice of termination then it was probably a wrongful dismissal. Most of the time, an employer does not provide an employee with...
Leaving Your Job: The Dos and Don’ts of Resigning. Are you considering resigning? Do you know how much notice to give your employer? Do you know that your employer could sue you for failing to give enough notice? Reasonable Notice of Resignation Most employees...
Frustrated Contracts and Frustrated Employees What is a frustrated contract? Employment contracts are “frustrated” when an unforeseeable event occurs which makes it impossible for one or both parties to a contract to fulfill its terms. The most common...
Severance Pay Versus Termination Pay When an employee is fired without cause, the employer is generally required to give notice or pay the employee in lieu of notice. Most of the time an employee is terminated without notice and given a severance package. Termination...
Maternity Leave and Your Employment Maternity Leave and Your Employment Congratulations, you’re planning a family! If you or your partner is pregnant, or you are thinking about becoming a parent, you are probably wondering what maternity leave, pregnancy leave and...
Unpaid Internships – Free Labour or Valuable Training? Unpaid internships are prevalent in today’s economy. However, being labelled an ‘intern’ is not the end of the story, as far as wages are concerned. The Employment Standards Act, or ESA, provides legal...
Termination pay: With or Without Just cause Just Cause Means No Notice of Termination is Required at Common Law Generally, an employer can fire an employee for just cause and not owe any termination pay at common law. However, the terminated employee may still be owed...