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Reducing Litigation Risk

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 2, 2022 | For Employers

In a recent case, Pohl v. Hudson’s Bay Company, 2022 ONSC 5230 (CanLII),an employer was ordered to pay a long service employee the equivalent of about 3 years pay and contribute about $ 35 000 to his legal fees. Although this was a without cause termination case, it...

Do I Have to Accept a Job Offer from the Purchaser of my Employer’s Business?

by Hina Ghaus | Sep 20, 2018 | For Employees

What happens when your employer is sold and the purchaser offers you employment? A recent Ontario decision provides some direction.

Returning to School and Terminated Employees’ Duty to Mitigate

by Hina Ghaus | Sep 13, 2018 | For Employees

A terminated employee has a duty to mitigate his or her damages by looking for alternative employment.

Duty to Mitigate: What Happens to Earnings from a Lower Paying Job?

by Hina Ghaus | Jul 20, 2018 | For Employees

The duty to mitigate requires wrongfully dismissed employees to take reasonable steps to minimize the losses they have suffered.

Can I go back to school to retrain after being terminated?

by Nadia Halum | Jun 12, 2017 | For Employees

Can I go back to school to retrain after being terminated? As we have written before, once a person’s employment is terminated, that person has a legal obligation to look for alternative employment. We often receive calls from recently-terminated long service...

What a great country: getting paid by two employers at the same time

by Nicole Simes | May 25, 2017 | For Employees

What a great country: getting paid by two employers at the same time Wrongful dismissal damages are normally subject to mitigation, which means that income from a new job after termination is deducted from the damages a terminated employee can recover from their...

Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated?

by Jason Wong | Apr 28, 2017 | For Employees

Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated? When an employee is terminated, the employee is required to minimize lost income by seeking alternative employment. What happens if your former employer offers to give you another job but at a reduced salary? Are...

After termination, is an employee required to mitigate by accepting an offer to return to work?

by Nadia Halum | Mar 25, 2016 | For Employees

After termination, is an employee required to mitigate by accepting an offer to return to work? Once an employee’s employment is terminated, the person is required to mitigate by seeking alternative employment. What happens if your former employer offers to give you...

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Reducing Litigation Risk

Do I Have to Accept a Job Offer from the Purchaser of my Employer’s Business?

Returning to School and Terminated Employees’ Duty to Mitigate

Duty to Mitigate: What Happens to Earnings from a Lower Paying Job?

Can I go back to school to retrain after being terminated?

What a great country: getting paid by two employers at the same time

Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated?

After termination, is an employee required to mitigate by accepting an offer to return to work?

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