Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract
Judge Refuses to Enforce an Amended Employment Contract I have written many blogs on the legal enforceability of employment contracts because judges are increasingly refusing to enforce them and I want employers to be live to this issue. Employers should assume that...Five Things You Need to Know To Make Sure You Are Treated Fairly and with Dignity and Respect at Work
This blog discusses five things you should know to be treated fairly and with respect and dignity at work.
Battle of the clauses: what does it take for the Court to uphold a termination clause?
Battle of the clauses: what does it take for the Court to uphold a termination clause? Two recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“the Court”) decisions shed light on what types of termination clauses will be upheld and which will be deemed void and therefore...Court of Appeal finds yet another termination clause to be unenforceable
In the recent decision of Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) found yet another termination clause to be unenforceable. In this decision, the OCA reaffirmed and clarified various principles surrounding the enforceability of such clauses.
What’s in a name? That which we call a release
When an employee is terminated and offered a severance package, they are almost always asked to sign a release agreement in exchange.
Is Your Severance Package Fair?
If your employment has recently been terminated and you have been provided with a severance package, then read on.