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Are terminated employees entitled to their unpaid bonuses?

by Nadia Halum | Jan 30, 2017 | For Employers

Are terminated employees entitled to their unpaid bonuses? We have previously written about when employees have been found to be entitled to receive their bonus at the time of termination. To recap, when an employee is terminated without cause, they are entitled to...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...

Fixed Term Employment Contracts Still A Bad Idea

by Nadia Halum | Jan 11, 2017 | For Employers

Fixed Term Employment Contracts Still A Bad Idea We’ve written before on how fixed term employment contracts are not a good idea. A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms the law on this point so far, and serves as yet another lesson to...

Can I go back to school to retrain after my employment has been terminated?

by Nadia Halum | Jan 3, 2017 | For Employees

Can I go back to school to retrain after my employment has been terminated? Once an employee’s employment is terminated, the person is required to mitigate by seeking alternative employment. We often get asked by long service employees who have just been terminated if...

Am I entitled to my bonus at termination?

by Nadia Halum | Dec 5, 2016 | For Employees

Am I entitled to my bonus at termination? We have previously written about when employees are entitled to receive their bonus at the time of termination. To recap, when an employee is terminated without cause, they are entitled to receive notice or pay in lieu of...

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct?

by Nadia Halum | Nov 29, 2016 | For Employees

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct? Did you know that judges will sometimes award punitive damages to an employee when an employer engages in malicious conduct? This blog summarises one such case. Morison v...

Court Says No Just Cause for Humane Society

by Nicole Simes | Nov 18, 2016 | For Employees

Court Says No Just Cause for Humane Society The courts have described just cause terminations as the “capital punishment” of employment law. If an employee is terminated for “just cause,” the employer is not obligated to pay the employee any termination or severance...

Litigation Risk Associated with Employee Terminations

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 17, 2016 | For Employers

Litigation Risk Associated with Employee Terminations Employment Contracts Eliminate Litigation Risk An employee and employer can agree on how much notice of termination the employer must provide the employee before the employment relationship commences. This...

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Court Says No Just Cause for Humane Society

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