Sharaf Sultan October 26, 2017

Employers Can Pay a Heavy Price for What they Say in Interviews

A lot is said in an interview, and sometimes it can come back to bite an employer. A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal shows the potential…

Sharaf Sultan September 25, 2017

Can an Employer Use Your Genetic Material Against You?

Modern testing techniques mean that it is possible for individuals to access highly intimate data about not just their current medical condition but their underlying genetic condition. This has raised…

Sharaf Sultan September 22, 2017

Is an employer liable when they provide a negative reference?

Over the last year, courts in Ontario have provided two important decisions regarding the consequences for providing negative references. These are important decisions for employment law in both Ontario and…

Sharaf Sultan August 23, 2017

Ontario Court Emphasizes Importance of Well-Drafted Contracts for Employers

Ontario Court of Appeal reminds employers of the importance of well drafted contracts The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 has reminded…

Krista Kais-Prial May 2, 2017

Employers Beware – Theft Not Always Cause for Termination

In early 2017, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge awarded damages of $46,000.000 to a Burger King franchise employee with twenty-four years of service whose employment was terminated for cause…

Sultan Lawyers April 20, 2017

Future Termination Provisions Violating ESA Deemed Unenforceable

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd. has confirmed that a termination provision in an employment contract that could breach Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) in the future –…

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Employers Can Pay a Heavy Price for What they Say in Interviews

Can an Employer Use Your Genetic Material Against You?

Is an employer liable when they provide a negative reference?

Ontario Court Emphasizes Importance of Well-Drafted Contracts for Employers

Employers Beware – Theft Not Always Cause for Termination

Future Termination Provisions Violating ESA Deemed Unenforceable

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