The employee in this case, who received 54 weeks of working notice – well in excess of all statutory payments owed – was awarded an additional lump sum payment of 26 weeks for severance.
Read More...The Ontario Small Claims Court has reinforced the importance of providing statutory severance in strict accordance with the terms of the province’s Read More...
In Mattiassi v. Hathro Management Partnership the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reinforced that severance pay must be paid in lump sum no matter h Read More...
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An employee’s working notice period is not reduced when an employer makes an employee take vacation time during this period, nor is the employee’s Read More...
Evans v. Teamsters Local Union No. 31 - Supreme Court of Canada - May 1, 2008. An employee's failure to reasonably mitigate their damages during the p Read More...