What is a Layoff? What is a layoff? This question may seem simple to many, but it is not. Employees and employers often misuse the term layoff and the effects can be significant. A True Layoff A true lay off involves a situation where the employee knew in advance...
What’s in a name – Employee or Independent Contractor? Have you been recently terminated and the company did not provide notice or pay-in-lieu of notice because you are an “independent contractor”? Sometimes organizations believe that it is more advantageous to...
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...
Duty to Mitigate: What happens when your wrongful dismissal case gets to court and you are still unemployed? The Basics A wrongful dismissal occurs when an employer does not provide enough notice of termination. An employee can claim damages equal to the remuneration...
Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal Even though Ontario judges have been using the same test for 55 years to determine how much notice of termination an employee is entitled to...
The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave We receive calls from women on pregnancy leave who have been told that their job is no longer...
The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave We receive calls from employers who have hired a replacement for an employee who has gone on...
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2015 Seasons change; employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment law landscape. In fact, 2015 may later be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started implementing its rather...