Tag: Termination

Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer?

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 17, 2017 | For Employers

Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer? Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer? This issue was addressed by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Krishnamoorthy v. Olympus...

Termination: Not A “Free Pass” To Change Careers

by Fiona Martyn | Nov 11, 2017 | For Employees

Termination: Not A “Free Pass” To Change Careers An employee’s responsibilities do not necessarily end upon termination. Employees have an obligation to mitigate their losses by making reasonable efforts to seek comparable new employment. Although this may...

Case Study: Why You Need to Periodically Review Your Employment Contract

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 11, 2017 | For Employers

Case Study: Why You Need to Periodically Review Your Employment Contract A well-drafted employment contract is the best employment law investment an employer can make. It protects an employer from significant liability and will usually save thousands of dollars in...

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

by Nadia Halum | Sep 22, 2017 | For Employees

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door From time to time, we get a call from a person who has accepted a job offer, quit their existing job, and then been told that the job offer has been revoked before the person starts work. The person wants to know,...

What kind of damages are you entitled to if your employer makes frivolous allegations about you?

by Nadia Halum | Aug 22, 2017 | For Employees

What kind of damages are you entitled to if your employer makes frivolous allegations about you? As we have written before, an employer may generally terminate an employee for any good business reason as long as it provides the employee with adequate notice of...

The Rights of Unionized Employees

by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees

The Rights of Unionized Employees Are you a unionized employee? Have you been terminated or have you experienced mistreatment in your workplace on the basis of your age, race, religious views, gender, sexual orientation or any other ground? It is important to remember...

Have you Been Terminated Due to Poor Performance Under a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)?

by Fiona Martyn | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Have you Been Terminated Due to Poor Performance Under a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)? The objective of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is to help an employee identify and correct weaknesses in their performance. Nevertheless, employers are not always...

Getting terminated during a medical leave

by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Getting terminated during a medical leave Generally speaking, if an employee is terminated without just cause they are entitled to receive “reasonable notice” of termination unless they have agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of termination. An employer can...

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Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer?

Termination: Not A “Free Pass” To Change Careers

Case Study: Why You Need to Periodically Review Your Employment Contract

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

What kind of damages are you entitled to if your employer makes frivolous allegations about you?

The Rights of Unionized Employees

Have you Been Terminated Due to Poor Performance Under a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)?

Getting terminated during a medical leave

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