Minken Employment Lawyers, Author at Minken Employment Lawyers

Niagara Hotel Association, 2008
December 31, 2008
2008 Employment Law Update

Discrimination: Employee’s Sex Should Not Matter
December 15, 2008
An employer’s decision to hire an employee based on their sex may be found to be a prima facie case of discrimination unless it can be justified tha Read More...

Human Resources Professionals Association of York Region — Professional Development Session, 2008
November 30, 2008
2008 Employment Law Update

Supreme Court of Canada: the Honda and Keays decision!
November 17, 2008
Markham Business Magazine: Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays provides clarification on damages for bad faith in the conduct of dismissal, the difference betw Read More...

Disability Irrelevant – No Discrimination
November 10, 2008
An employer is permitted to terminate a disabled employee provided the employee’s disability played no part in the employer’s decision to terminat Read More...

Being Sensitive to Environmental Sensitivity
October 8, 2008
The Canadian Human rights commission has now added environmental sensitivity as a new disability that employers must accommodate.

Employee Awarded Statutory Severance on Top of 24 Months Notice!
October 8, 2008
An award of statutory severance under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 on top of 24 months common law notice in a wrongful dismissal case has lead Read More...

Speaker’s Corner: Surprise decision brings surprise results
September 26, 2008
Little more then four months after the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal of Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, the court’s decision was released. Th Read More...

Law Firm
“Minken has produced favourable results for our firm in every case that they have handled for us. Ron's advice in handling various employment matters has resulted in substantial financial savings to our firm. Minken truly goes the "extra mile" in providing superior service.”

“Minken & Associates proved to me that not all law firms are the same.” - Z.B.

“Your expertise in cases such as mine was well worth the investment.” - S.S.

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“Several issues, both monetary and otherwise, were resolved, without dispute, to my satisfaction.” - B.R.

“Increased my severance package by 300%! Fantastic result!” - M.E. Read More…

Law Society of Upper Canada
“We invited Ron Minken to present at a Law Society of Upper Canada program…geared towards lawyers in the employment law field, and so, when selecting faculty, we tend to favour lawyers who are well-thought of in the bar and who are known to be effective speakers. Ron is no exception.”
- Christine M. Thomlinson, Rubin Thomlinson LLP

“Mr. Minken, you are an excellent ambassador to your profession.” - L.P.

Law Firm
“Minken has produced favourable results for our firm in every case that they have handled for us. Ron's advice in handling various employment matters has resulted in substantial financial savings to our firm. Minken truly goes the "extra mile" in providing superior service.”

Executive Termination Settlement avoiding Litigation
“Your efforts and expertise have significantly increased the overall value of the settlement provided to me. Your involvement not only increased the monetary value of the settlement but also served to ensure that several other issues, both monetary and otherwise, were resolved, without dispute, to my satisfaction.” - B.R.

Employment Contract Review - Director of Finances
“I would like to thank Mr. Minken for his help in reviewing my employment contract. I found that he was very informative in providing me with his expert knowledge on matters pertaining to my situation and advising me appropriately. I found that he went above and beyond what I expected, and I greatly appreciate his help. I would highly recommend his services to other people and have already done so.” - G.L.

“Ron, I want to thank you for the excellent job that you did as a mediator in our recent case. Your neutral but effective approach assisted with defusing the tension in the litigation and assisted the parties in appraising the case realistically and practically. It is precisely what I want in a mediator - and too seldom experience.” - Howard Levitt, Levitt LLP

International Charity (Non-for-Profit) Organization with Unionized and Non-Unionized employees
Minken Employment Lawyers has assisted Canadian branch with grievances and labour issues, advising us with respect to our Collective Agreement, drafting employment contracts and advising with respect to ensuring the employment contracts will be upheld in Court, advising and strategizing with respect to terminations and exit packages, as well as various policies and practices relating to employee matters both locally and abroad.”