Why You Should Get Your Severance Package Reviewed
Before accepting a severance package, it’s important to get it reviewed by an employment lawyer to ensure you’re not giving up any of your entitlements.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Wrongful Dismissal
With many terminations throughout 2020 due to Covid-19, employees are asking whether Covid-19 affects their wrongful dismissal rights.
The Everchanging Impact Of Termination Clauses On Your Entitlements Upon Termination
An employee’s entitlements upon termination continue to change because of the way courts interpret termination clauses.
Fired? You May be Owed More Thanks to The Supreme Court
These days, many employees are being fired from their employment. You may be owed more than what your contract says thanks to recent court decisions.
COVID in Ontario Workplaces: What is a Gray Zone Anyway?
On November 20, 2020 the Ontario government announced that certain regions of the province would be moved into different colour-coded zones.
Court Refuses to Enforce Contractual Language Limiting Termination Pay
I have written several blogs on whether wrongful dismissal damages include compensation for the variable compensation the employee would have earned during the applicable notice period. Most cases consider whether the language in a variable compensation plan which...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 changes to employment contracts that benefit the...Constructive Dismissal and Covid-19
Over the past few months, we have received many questions from concerned employees about changes to their jobs. Some have experienced reductions in hours, others have had their pay cut, others are being asked to complete new or different tasks.