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A No Cost Process for Claiming Damages If You Are Fired for Asserting Your Employment Rights

by Fiona Martyn | Aug 25, 2017 | For Employees

A No Cost Process for Claiming Damages If You Are Fired for Asserting Your Employment Rights If you are punished for asking your employer to comply with the Employment Standards Act there is a no-cost complaint process available to you. In particular, you can file a...

The Rights of Unionized Employees

by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees

The Rights of Unionized Employees Are you a unionized employee? Have you been terminated or have you experienced mistreatment in your workplace on the basis of your age, race, religious views, gender, sexual orientation or any other ground? It is important to remember...

Can an Employer Give Working Notice to Employees who are Incapable of Working?

by Fiona Martyn | Aug 9, 2017 | For Employees

Can an Employer Give Working Notice to Employees who are Incapable of Working? When an employee is terminated, instead of providing pay in lieu of notice, the employer may ask the employee to continue working during the notice period. This is known as “working...

When can your Employer ask you for an Independent Medical Exam?

by Nicole Simes | Jul 28, 2017 | For Employees

When can your Employer ask you for an Independent Medical Exam? Employees often work with disabilities. The health issues they experience do not seriously affect their ability to complete their job duties. But sometimes, illness or injury becomes too much and an...

I Quit, Can I Sue My Employer for Constructive Dismissal?

by Nicole Simes | Jun 19, 2017 | For Employees

I Quit, Can I Sue My Employer for Constructive Dismissal? We are often asked the question: “can I sue my former employer for constructive dismissal?” The answer is maybe. A new Court of Appeal decision confirms that whatever change in working conditions that...

Wrongful Dismissal: the Retail Restructuring Edition

by Nicole Simes | Jun 9, 2017 | For Employees

Wrongful Dismissal: the Retail Restructuring Edition Recently, the National Post reported that the Hudson’s Bay Co. is eliminating 2,000 positions due to changes in the retail sector. Over the past few years, we have seen employees terminated from the Bay, Sears,...

Significant Changes to Employment Standards Coming to Ontario

by Nicole Simes | Jun 2, 2017 | For Employees

Significant Changes to Employment Standards Coming to Ontario On June 1, 2017, the Ontario government introduced legislation to amend Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and the Labour Relations Act, 1995. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,...

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...

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Wrongful Dismissal: the Retail Restructuring Edition

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