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Common Employment Law Issues

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 23, 2016 | For Employers

Common Employment Law Issues I speak with human resources professionals every day about various employment law issues. This blog deals with five of the most common issues that arise in my practice. Termination Pay In many organizations, labour costs often account for...

The Devil is in the Details: Assessing your Job Offer or Offer Letter

by Nicole Simes | Feb 22, 2016 | For Employees

The Devil is in the Details: Assessing your Job Offer or Offer Letter Typically, employees think of a job offer letter as a document making them an offer of employment. They often focus on the salary, vacation and benefit entitlements and the start date. They might...

Duty to Mitigate: What happens when your wrongful dismissal case gets to court and you are still unemployed?

by Nadia Halum | Feb 18, 2016 | For Employees

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...

Employee Terminations: The ABCs

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 18, 2016 | For Employers

Employee Terminations: The ABCs Today’s Job market In this age of globalization and precarious employment most people change jobs many times in a career. Changing jobs is a fact of workplace life for most people. Some people are terminated and other people voluntarily...

Should you Accept that Severance Package?

by Nicole Simes | Jan 8, 2016 | For Employees

Should you Accept that Severance Package? You were terminated from your job. Your employer offered you a severance package. Is it fair? The answer to this question often turns on whether you previously signed an employment contract. More specifically, did you sign...

Employers Must Honestly Negotiate Employment Contracts

by Nicole Simes | Jan 7, 2016 | For Employees

Employers Must Honestly Negotiate Employment Contracts We previously reported on the duty of honesty created by the Supreme Court. In 2014, the Supreme Court held that the duty of honest performance requires the parties to a contract not to lie or mislead each other...

Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 30, 2015 | For Employers

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

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2015 | For Employees

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...

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Common Employment Law Issues

The Devil is in the Details: Assessing your Job Offer or Offer Letter

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Employee Terminations: The ABCs

Should you Accept that Severance Package?

Employers Must Honestly Negotiate Employment Contracts

Wrongful Dismissal: The Latest from Ontario’s Court of Appeal

The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave

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