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Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions

by Nicole Simes | May 3, 2017 | For Employees

Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions Normally, an employee knows if he has been fired. The employer sits him down, provides a termination letter and often offers a severance package. However, on occasion, an employer’s conduct is...

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know

by Nicole Simes | Apr 25, 2017 | For Employees

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Background Congratulations, you’re planning a family! If you or your partner is pregnant, or you are thinking about becoming a parent, you are probably wondering what maternity leave, pregnancy leave and parental...

Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination

by Nicole Simes | Mar 31, 2017 | For Employees

Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination Many employees require a medical leave at some point during their career. Often the difficult period begins when they return to work and are not supported. Employees have the right to...

Is Failing to Pay a $329K bonus Constructive Dismissal?

by Nicole Simes | Mar 24, 2017 | For Employees

Is Failing to Pay a $329K bonus Constructive Dismissal? In a recent decision, Chapman v. GPM Investment Management, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) said no. Facts In this case, the employee’s contract provided for a bonus to be calculated on the company’s...

When Can Your Employer Terminate You for Just Cause?

by Nicole Simes | Feb 14, 2017 | For Employees

When Can Your Employer Terminate You for Just Cause? “Just Cause” is a legal term that describes when employers can terminate employees without providing any notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice. In a 2016 decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that a...

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing

by Nicole Simes | Feb 9, 2017 | For Employees

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing Recently, various news outlets reported a story where two individuals applied for a rental accommodation and were denied the apartment due to their age. This is age discrimination. Accommodation is a protected social area under the...

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details

by Nicole Simes | Feb 3, 2017 | For Employees

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details January 2016 saw the Ontario Superior Court find that publishing a private intimate video of another could result in damages. In January 2017, the same court re-opened the decision allowing that Defendant a second...

The Danger of Termination Clauses

by Nicole Simes | Jan 31, 2017 | For Employees

The Danger of Termination Clauses As we have written about in the past, termination clauses limit employee rights. The difference in what an employee receives when terminated can vary significantly between a contract with a termination clause, and one without. See...

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Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions

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When Can Your Employer Terminate You for Just Cause?

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details

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