Should you Accept that Severance Package?

by | Jan 8, 2016 | For Employees

Should you Accept that Severance Package? You were terminated from your job.  Your employer offered you a severance package.  Is it fair?  The answer to this question often turns on whether you previously signed an employment contract.  More specifically, did you sign...

Fired: Now should You Look for a New Job?

by | Dec 21, 2015 | For Employees

Fired: Now should You Look for a New Job? The Duty to Mitigate Terminated employees who sue their former employers for wrongful dismissal have a duty to look for a new comparable position.  This is called the duty to mitigate.  If an employee is offered comparable...

Human Rights Awards: Update on the Ceiling

by | Dec 19, 2015 | For Employees

Human Rights Awards: Update on the Ceiling We reported previously on the decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal in Kelly v. University of British Columbia. Dr. Kelly had been diagnosed with ADHD. As a result of discrimination by the University of...

Sick or Quit: Did the Employee Abandon his Job?

by | Dec 18, 2015 | For Employees

Sick or Quit: Did the Employee Abandon his Job? Disability Accommodation When an employee suffers from a disability, under the Ontario Human Rights Code an employer has a duty to accommodate that employee to the point of undue hardship. During the accommodation...

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