Duty to Mitigate: What Happens to Earnings from a Lower Paying Job?
The duty to mitigate requires wrongfully dismissed employees to take reasonable steps to minimize the losses they have suffered.
The Benefits of Failsafe Provisions
The Benefits of Failsafe Provisions The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a decision on the enforceability of termination clauses in employment agreements that contain failsafe provisions. Background A “failsafe provision” is a portion of a termination clause...Don’t Let Cannabis Laws Leave You Dazed and Confused
Don’t Let Cannabis Laws Leave You Dazed and Confused In October, smoking or ingesting cannabis will be legal in Canada. Does your business have policies and procedures in place to handle this transition? The federal government has passed legislation that will make...So You’ve Received a Job Offer
Before accepting a job offer, it is important that you understand it. A job offer letter is an employment contract that affects your rights.
Not Preventing Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Workplace is Now More Expensive
Not Preventing Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Workplace is Now More Expensive On average, damages awarded to an employee for a breach of the Human Rights Code, remain relatively low, typically $10,000 to $15,000. However, the HRTO recently released two...Severance Package Review: What to Expect from an Employment Lawyer
You have just been terminated. You have been given a week or so to accept a severance package but you don’t know if it is fair. That is where we come in.