Have reasonable notice periods increased during the COVID pandemic?
I will tell anyone who asks – and many people who don’t ask – that every employer should require every employee to sign an employment contract with an enforceable termination clause. More and more employers are doing so, however there are still many...Non-Compliance with Mandatory COVID Vaccine Policies
In the last month or two many (if not most) organizations have introduced a mandatory COVID vaccination or/or a COVID negative policy. A mandatory vaccination policy requires an employee to get double vaccinated, whereas a COVID negative policy requires an employee to...Wrongful Dismissal: How To Reduce Litigation Risk
The best way to reduce litigation risk in relation to an employee termination is to agree in advance how much notice of termination (or pay in lieu of notice) an employee is entitled to receive. Employers rarely provide ANY notice of termination so the employee’s...Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policies
Like most employment lawyers, I have been getting calls from employers asking whether they can require employees to get vaccinated for COVID before returning to the workplace.
Court says $ 2.5M payroll is not limited to Ontario Payroll for Severance Pay Purposes
An employee with 5 years service is entitled to one week severance pay for each year of service to a maximum of 26 weeks severance pay under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) IF the employer’s payroll exceeds $ 2.5M. In 2014, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice...Federal Terminated Employees Can Prove Contract is Unenforceable
Terminated employees who worked for federal employers may be entitled to more termination pay.