Judge Awards Employee 30 Months’ Termination Pay )If your employment is terminated after more than 30 years service, then you may be entitled to at least 30 months’ termination pay. This result happened in a recent case. The Facts Mr. Dawe was terminated without...
Do I Have to Accept a Job Offer from the Purchaser of my Employer’s Business? Ontario courts have mentioned time and time again that a terminated employee has a duty look for and accept comparable employment. What happens when your employer is sold and the purchaser...
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,...
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...
The “Bottom Line” of Restructuring In today’s shifting economy, restructuring is common amongst large and small employers. Restructuring may involve shifting employees within a company, but more commonly it also involves the elimination of various sectors...