Disability Archives

Employer Slammed for “Outrageous, Malicious” Wrongful Dismissal
May 25, 2011
In this day and age of employee rights, employers playing hardball with dismissed employees is still not uncommon. One long-time employee who later be Read More...

Statistics Canada Release Numbers on Employees Absent from Work
January 21, 2010 , No comments
Statistics Canada has released numbers demonstrating that approximately 30 million work hours were lost across Canada in November due to seasonal flu Read More...

SCC Clarifies the Test for Undue Hardship
October 22, 2009
Hydro-Québec v. Syndicat des employé-e-s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d'Hydro-Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP-FTQ) – Supreme Cou 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...

Disability: Insurance Benefits and Frustration of the Employment Contract
August 22, 2008
Employers must continue to provide an employee on disability with insurance benefits unless the employee has clearly and unequivocally resigned from t Read More...

Employers Must Be Reasonable Towards Employees on Medical Leave
August 22, 2008
Employers need to be reasonable when ascertaining whether or not an employee will be returning to work from medical leave and in determining whether t Read More...

International Charity (Not-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.”