No it’s not that simple. A company may believe that you are not entitled to severance but it’s very possible they are wrong. A useful decision on who is entitled…
Labour Day has an important and long history in Canada and North America. The holiday can be traced to 1872 and the Toronto Typographical Union that went on strike to…
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer was within its rights to terminate an employee’s employment who had a cocaine addiction. The case involved Elk Valley Coal Corporation, a…
Employees on Disability Leave Must Receive Pay in Lieu of Notice when Employment is Terminated In McLeod v 1274458 Ontario Inc., the Ontario Superior court confirmed the principle that working…
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…
Getting Closer to a Revamped Labour Market in Ontario The Ontario government is in the process of implementing significant changes to the rules and regulations surrounding Ontario’s labour laws. The…
The Ontario Superior Court has recently ruled that employees can bring an independent civil action in relation to workplace harassment that is unrelated to another legal right or protection. Until…
Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Anti-Drug Policy is Not Discriminatory The Supreme Court of Canada, in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, recently upheld an Alberta…
As employers in Canada know, and unlike many states in the United States of America, Canadian employment is not “at will”. When an employer terminates the employee here, the employee…
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