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Different Company, Same Old Job: What happens when the company you work for is sold?

by Nadia Halum | Jul 8, 2019 | For Employees

Are clauses that purport to waive an employee’s years of service for the purposes of severance/notice pay enforceable? It’s all important when your company is sold. Here is what to look for.

Failure to Address Workplace Harassment Results in Aggravated Damages

by Nadia Halum | Jun 3, 2019 | For Employees

As we have written before, an employer may generally terminate an employee for any good business reason, as long as it provides the employee with adequate notice of termination (or pay in lieu of notice). Failure to provide adequate notice results in a wrongful...

What is Employment Insurance Anyway? A Primer on EI

by Fiona Martyn | May 21, 2019 | For Employees

If you have lost your job and need temporary income support, do you know what to do? In Canada, you can apply for Employment Insurance (“EI”) for partial income replacement from the Federal government. To learn about the different types of EI and whether you would be...

Termination Pay for Employees who Cannot Work Because of a Total Disability

by Doug MacLeod | May 7, 2019 | For Employees

If you are totally unable to work because of a medical disability are you entitled to receive termination pay? That is the question considered in this blog. Employees Who Do Not Have LTD Coverage Sometimes, an employer does not provide disability insurance and in this...

Directors Sent to Jail for Failure to Pay Employee Wages

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 30, 2019 | For Employers

If you are a director or a party to a unanimous shareholder agreement did you know that you are personally liable for unpaid wages and you could go to jail for up to one year for failing to pay them? So if you are a small business owner, have signed a unanimous...

Short service, long notice

by Nadia Halum | Apr 17, 2019 | For Employees

Employees with only a few years (or even months) of service tend to believe that they aren’t entitled to much notice or pay in lieu of notice upon termination. As we have written before, we have seen a trend of longer notice periods being awarded to employees in...

Ontario’s New Employer-Friendly Employment Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 16, 2019 | For Employers

Some recent changes in the law make Ontario’s employment laws more employer-friendly – especially for small businesses. This blog discusses five of these changes. Eliminating a scheduled increase in the minimum wage Under Bill 148, the minimum wage was scheduled...

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

by Fiona Martyn | Apr 9, 2019 | For Employees

Recent changes to the Employment Standards Act allow employers to pay less overtime pay to employees. If you have been asked to agree to average your hours over 2 to 4 weeks for overtime purposes, then read on. Example Let’s assume that you earn $20 an hour and...

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Different Company, Same Old Job: What happens when the company you work for is sold?

Failure to Address Workplace Harassment Results in Aggravated Damages

What is Employment Insurance Anyway? A Primer on EI

Termination Pay for Employees who Cannot Work Because of a Total Disability

Directors Sent to Jail for Failure to Pay Employee Wages

Short service, long notice

Ontario’s New Employer-Friendly Employment Laws

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

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