Non-Compete Agreement Many employees considering a job change are concerned about non-compete agreements and clauses in their contracts. Should you be? What is a non-compete agreement or clause? A non-compete clause is a provision found in an employment contract which...
Confidentiality Agreement Many employment contracts these days include a confidentiality agreement or clause. Is this something that you should be concerned about? Confidentiality clauses are a type of restrictive covenants that include non-competition and...
Leaving Your Job: The Dos and Don’ts of Resigning. Are you considering resigning? Do you know how much notice to give your employer? Do you know that your employer could sue you for failing to give enough notice? Reasonable Notice of Resignation Most employees...
Frustrated Contracts and Frustrated Employees What is a frustrated contract? Employment contracts are “frustrated” when an unforeseeable event occurs which makes it impossible for one or both parties to a contract to fulfill its terms. The most common...
Competing Human Rights Competing Human Rights York University has received a lot of negative media attention because it told a male student who had signed up for an on-line course that he was not required to attend an in-person session because he said his religion...
Severance Pay Versus Termination Pay When an employee is fired without cause, the employer is generally required to give notice or pay the employee in lieu of notice. Most of the time an employee is terminated without notice and given a severance package. Termination...
Accommodating Transgender and Transsexual Employees As other provinces amend their human rights legislation to include gender identity and gender expression, they will undoubtedly be examining Ontario’s approach. The Ontario Human Rights Code (“Code”) protects...
Constructive Dismissal – Have changes at work forced a resignation? Many of us experience variations in our work and working conditions. However, certain changes may be significant enough to amount to constructive dismissal. This article addresses the changes to...