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Unravelling the Mystery of Damages & Compensation Available to Employees

Thousands of employees across Canada each year experience unfair treatment and/or inappropriate behaviour by their employers.  This can take a wide range of forms, from unpaid wages, unilateral cuts to…

Sultan Lawyers on Employment Contracts & Severance Pay, Pt. 2

In this second part of our three-part series on employment contracts and severance pay, we are addressing various aspects of employment contracts which we believe are worth negotiating. Part two…

Foreign Workers and Canada’s Economy

Canada relies heavily on temporary foreign workers and permanent residents to support the economy. Foreign workers have specifically supported Canada’s labour market in a wide range of areas including, but…

COVID-19, Employment Insurance Benefits and Changes as we get closer to 2021

COVID-19 has resulted in dramatic changes not just to Canada’s economy but also to government programs intended to support Canadians. One program designed specifically to address COVID-19 is the Canada…

Job Loss After Raising Concerns About Discrimination: Employee Rights

The year 2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as a particularly difficult one for the workplace.  Not only has COVID-19 had a dramatic and transformative impact on the organization of the…

Back to School & Return to Work: What if the Two Don’t Mix?

With schools set to re-open in Ontario, many parents are considering what impact return to school plans will have on their ability to return to the workplace.   Since parents…

How to Manage Work Refusals During a Pandemic

COVID-19 continues to present a serious challenge to the Canadian public and economy. Even while governments and companies work towards finding an effective vaccine, efforts continue to support a recovery…

Why Employers Have to Decide Whether to Recall Employees Before September 4th

On July 24, 2020, with the passing of Bill 195 (Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act 2020) the declared provincial state of emergency related to COVID-19 ended. Below,…

Sultan Lawyers on Employment Contracts & Severance Pay, Pt. 1

In part one of our three-part series on employment contracts and severance pay, we’ll be highlighting the top four considerations both employers and employees should think about before they enter…