Tag: Wrongful Dismissal

Five Reasons to Ask an Employment Lawyer to Review Your Severance Package

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 9, 2017 | For Employees

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”

by Nadia Halum | Mar 8, 2017 | For Employees

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,...

Is My Termination Clause Good?

by Jason Wong | Mar 6, 2017 | For Employees

Is My Termination Clause Good? A termination clause in an employment contract states how much notice of termination an employer is required to provide an employee. The employer can provide working notice of termination or pay instead of working notice, but almost all...

Court of Appeal Gives Clarity to Termination Clauses

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 3, 2017 | For Employers

Court of Appeal Gives Clarity to Termination Clauses As we have written in the past, the enforceability of termination clauses is a hotly contested area of employment law. Employers who draft proper termination clauses in employment contracts can significantly limit...

Employer Ordered to pay $ 425 000 of Wrongfully Terminated Employee’s Costs

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 27, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Ordered to pay $ 425 000 of Wrongfully Terminated Employee’s Costs In many wrongful dismissal cases, the legal costs associated with taking a case to trial exceeds the value of the legal claim. That is why the vast majority of these cases settle before trial....

How to get around a termination clause

by MacLeod Law Firm | Feb 22, 2017 | For Employees

How to get around a termination clause You may have signed an employment contract with a termination clause. You may be wondering whether you are only entitled to the amount set out in this termination clause. The short answer is…it depends. There are a number of ways...

When Can Your Employer Terminate You for Just Cause?

by Nicole Simes | Feb 14, 2017 | For Employees

When Can Your Employer Terminate You for Just Cause? “Just Cause” is a legal term that describes when employers can terminate employees without providing any notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice. In a 2016 decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that a...

Probationary Clause Gets Employer Into Hot Water

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 14, 2017 | For Employers

Probationary Clause Gets Employer Into Hot Water Including a probationary period clause in an employment contract is not a good idea unless your organization is prepared to assess the suitability of the employee during the probationary period. Failure to do so can...

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