Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work? The short answer is in some cases yes. Damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code You can obtain damages if you have been harassed because of your race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin,...
What is a Constructive Dismissal? The traditional type of constructive dismissal occurs when an employer makes a unilateral and fundamental change to a term or condition of your employment contract without providing you with reasonable notice of that change. In 2015,...
Your Rights as a Disabled Employee Employers have additional obligations towards disabled employees. In addition to rights under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act & the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act,...
Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment On a number of occasions I have written about the new types of damages that judges are awarding terminated employees. This blog discusses a case where a trial judge awarded an employee...
Why having An Employment Lawyer Review An Employment Offer is a Good Idea We have reviewed hundreds of employment contracts (or a written employment offer) on behalf of employees. In our experience, a written job offer (or employment contracts) will almost always take...
Five Reasons to Ask an Employment Lawyer to Review Your Severance Package We have reviewed hundreds of severance packages on behalf of employees. Some of these packages are fair and some are really unfair. We can tell you whether we think your package is fair. And in...
Failing to provide a doctor’s note is not necessarily “just cause” Generally speaking, an employer may terminate an employee as long as it provides the employee with notice of termination. However, if an employer has ‘just cause’ for the termination,...
Can You Get Damages For Being Harassed at Work? Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act outlaws workplace harassment but an employee cannot collect damages for being harassed at work under this law. In a recent case, an Ontario judge awarded an employee damages...