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I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong, Did My Employer Have the Right to Terminate my Employment?

Employees often wonder whether their employer had the right to terminate their employment for no specific reason. Unless an employment…

Should I Be Paid Overtime if I am Paid a Salary?

A common misconception is that salaried employees are not entitled to overtime. No such exception exists. Whether an individual is…

Court Clarifies ‘Exceptional’ Circumstances in Notice Period Awards

An employee is entitled to receive reasonable notice of the termination of their employment under common law unless that right…

Court Rules Employees Can’t Sue for Harassment in the Workplace

The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently narrowed the legal remedies available to employees experiencing harassment at work by rejecting…

Is Your Termination Package Fair? How to Know If You Could Be Entitled to More

The Basics: What You Need to Know In Ontario, and pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) employees are…

Gender Wage Gap and the Proposed Pay Transparency Act

The Ontario government has initiated a public consultation for the proposed Pay Transparency Act (the Act). The Act was initially…

Ontario considering further changes to the Employment Standards Act

The Ontario government has introduced the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, (Bill 66) in the legislature, with the aim of…

Termination & the Duty to Mitigate: Five Frequently Asked Questions

If an employee chooses to file a claim for wrongful dismissal or constructive dismissal against their former employer, a court…

Pornography at work: Just Cause for Termination?

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“the court”) decision in Tagg Industries v. Rieder, serves as a sobering reminder of…