fbpx
(416) 214-5111
Sultan Lawyers
Book Now
(416) 214-5111

Tag: Employment Law

Sultan Lawyers October 24, 2018

Ontario Government Moves to Repeal Bill 148

Premier Doug Ford’s government introduced omnibus legislation on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 designed to repeal the bulk of Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (“Bill 148”). The majority of the…

Sharaf Sultan October 8, 2017

Disability, Pension and Severance Pay

A significant number of employees in Canada receive disability coverage and/or pension payments as a component of their employment benefits.  Disability coverage will often provide the either partial or full…

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 June 21, 2017

To Pay or Not to Pay: The Developing Law on Termination Provisions

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…

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 24, 2017

Freeze on Processing LMIA Applications for High-wage Positions in Alberta

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), which reserves the right to refuse processing of LMIA applications on both regulatory and public policy grounds, has recently added a new policy-based LMIA…

Kristine Gorman March 29, 2017

Budget 2017: Proposed Changes to Leave Entitlements & EI Benefits

The Federal Government’s newly released Budget 2017: Building a Strong Middle Class proposes changes to leave entitlements and Employment Insurance (“EI”) benefits that are relevant to employers and employees alike.…

Sultan Lawyers March 23, 2016

Government of Canada announces LMIA-exempt Mobilité Francophone Stream

In a recent announcement, the Government of Canada expressed its intention to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada, with a specific view to encouraging them to settle in communities outside…

Categories

© Sultan Lawyers. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy / Disclaimer