Minken Employment Lawyers is a specialty employment law boutique that provides expert legal services on a full range of workplace issues to employees, employers, law firms, corporate counsel and human resource departments in a variety of industries. Our specialized knowledge of the laws governing employment relationships, experience in dispute resolution and mediation allow us to bring a unique and valuable perspective to the table. Through almost 25 years of experience, we have gained a thorough understanding of the underlying motivations, thought patterns, aims and strategies often at play in employment law matters. This expertise is one of the reasons we continue to develop insightful, comprehensive and practical strategies for winning client cases, regardless of which side we represent.
Some of our areas of expertise include providing guidance, advice and representation with respect to the Hiring Process (Employment Contracts, Executive Contracts and Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements); Employment and Workplace Policies; Rights and Obligations of Employees and Employers; Employment Terminations (strategic advice regarding Terminations, Wrongful Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Cause Terminations, Temporary Lay-offs, creation and review of Severance Packages and structuring etc.); Human Rights in the Workplace; Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace; Employment Standards and other legislation compliance and more…
The modern workplace is not as simple as it used to be. Minken Employment Lawyers provides expert legal services on a full range of Canadian workplace issues. We’ve had over 20 years of experience helping employers and employees save costs, prevent litigation and secure rights and entitlements.
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Some employers are hiring temporary foreign workers in the same occupations and locations as Canadians who collect employment insurance (EI).
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The federal government’s reforms to employment insurance (EI) impact Canadians across the country.
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On April 1, 2013, the federal Social Security Tribunal (SST) became operational. Now all appeals for EI, CPP, and OAS must be submitted only to the SST. The SST was created in order to streamline and simplify the appeal processes.
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In R. v. Blondin, Steven Blondin, the owner and sole director of 6 corporations was sentenced to 3 months in prison and ordered to pay fines totalling $280,000 due to a failure to comply with 112 Orders to Pay issued by the Ministry of Labour.
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In Canada, laws governing employment issues exist on both a federal and provincial level. What are the differences between the two key pieces of legislation affecting the workplace?
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