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Extended Parental Leave: An Advantage or Not?
May 23, 2017
The 2017 Federal Budget presented earlier this year introduced a proposal to expand parental leave by making Employment Insurance parental benefits mo Read More...

Are bonuses considered part of compensation for the purpose of calculating severance?
May 2, 2017
In Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal held that notional bonus entitlements will be part of compensation in lieu of reas Read More...

Can “Off-duty Conduct” attract “Just Cause” for Termination? – Think Before Throwing a Beer at a Blue Jays Game
April 27, 2017
With basketball, baseball and hockey all in full swing and sports fans caught up in the excitement, now is a good time to revisit the question of whet Read More...

Employer Obligated to Protect Employees from Cyberspace Harassment
March 27, 2017
The decision in Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 v. Toronto Transit Commission, suggests employers have an obligation to protect their employees f Read More...

Awards in Human Rights Violations Case
March 20, 2017
In Strudwick v. Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., egregious conduct by an employer toward a disabled employee resulted in one of the highe Read More...

Termination Clauses – Clarity from the Court of Appeal
February 28, 2017
The Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified the law with respect to the validity of termination clauses in the Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd. decis Read More...

Constructive Dismissal? – What Would a “Reasonable Person” Think?
January 10, 2017
In Lawrence v. Norwood Industries Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that a working environment that was “far from ideal” was Read More...

When Working Notice Is Not Notice At All
December 23, 2016
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice's recent decision in Thambapillai v. Labrash Security Services Ltd. demonstrates, there are certain elements nec Read More...

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