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Terminated Contract Employee Receives Three Years’ Pay from Prior Employer

by Nicole Simes | Sep 6, 2016 | For Employees

Terminated Contract Employee Receives Three Years’ Pay from Prior Employer In many cases, employers must provide terminated employees written notice of termination or pay instead of notice. How much notice or pay may depend on the type of employment contract. In some...

Am I entitled to a bonus if I am not actively employed when it is paid out?

by Nadia Halum | Aug 23, 2016 | For Employees

Am I entitled to a bonus if I am not actively employed when it is paid out? Determining whether a terminated employee is entitled to their bonus, even though they are not actively employed when it is paid out, can be a complicated issue. As you may know from reading...

Employer Alert: Employment Contracts May Need to Be Amended Because of a Recent Court of Appeal Decision

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 22, 2016 | For Employers

Employer Alert: Employment Contracts May Need to Be Amended Because of a Recent Court of Appeal Decision Bonus plans in employment contracts are a great way to motivate, reward and retain employees. Many of these bonus plans have built-in conditions that must be met...

Not all termination clauses are enforceable: Here’s One Way to Attack Them

by Nadia Halum | Aug 15, 2016 | For Employees

Not all termination clauses are enforceable: Here’s One Way to Attack Them Employers include a termination clause in your employment contract to take away your rights, i.e. to reduce the amount of termination pay you are entitled to receive. If your employment...

Employer Alert: Report Discusses Possible Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 11, 2016 | For Employers

Employer Alert: Report Discusses Possible Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act On July 27, 2016 a report concerning possible changes to the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) was released following extensive public consultations. This blog addresses...

Can I layoff an employee?

by Nadia Halum | Jul 14, 2016 | For Employers

Can I layoff an employee? Ontario’s Employment Standards Act has a definition of a ‘temporary lay-off’ and provides when a “temporary lay-off” becomes a termination. Some of you may be surprised to learn that just because a layoff is defined as temporary by the...

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea

by Nadia Halum | Jun 23, 2016 | For Employers

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea We’ve written before on the importance of requiring new hires to sign an employment contract which contains a termination clause. In a recent decision from British Columbia, one employer learned this lesson the hard way....

The Dreaded Performance Improvement Plan

by Nicole Simes | May 9, 2016 | For Employees

The Dreaded Performance Improvement Plan We often receive calls from employees who have received a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). This can be a stressful time and employees may feel worried about their employment future. Understanding the law about performance...

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Terminated Contract Employee Receives Three Years’ Pay from Prior Employer

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Employer Alert: Employment Contracts May Need to Be Amended Because of a Recent Court of Appeal Decision

Not all termination clauses are enforceable: Here’s One Way to Attack Them

Employer Alert: Report Discusses Possible Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

Can I layoff an employee?

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea

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