Employment Contract Archives

Class Action for Overtime Pay Given Green Light
April 15, 2013
On March 21, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled for the first time that employee class actions for pay for “off the clock” overtime work can p Read More...

HRPA 2013 Annual Conference & Trade Show
January 23, 2013
Employment agreements must be drafted with impeccable care. Otherwise they may quite readily be found void. This presentation shared some of the pitfa Read More...

Supreme Court of Canada – Pornography on Work Computer – Qualified Right To Privacy!
October 22, 2012
In R. v. Richard Cole, 2012 SCC 53, the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the Court of Appeal's decision that an employee's rights were infringed by th Read More...

Not Constructive Dismissal, But Still Wrongful
October 11, 2012
In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry Professional Corp., the Employee initiated legal proceedings against the Employer seeking damages for wrong Read More...

No implied duty to mitigate: Court
August 2, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, July 2012 - Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd. - Terminated worker who found job after 2 weeks allowed to keep pay in li Read More...

No implied duty to mitigate: Court
August 2, 2012
Canadian HR Reporter, July 2012 - Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd. - Appeal court overturns ruling, says terminated worker who found job after only 2 Read More...

Webinar: “Employee Breaches and $20 Million Later – Life after GasTOPS‏”, June 2012
June 25, 2012
On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, HRPA hosted Ron Minken as he discussed in a national webinar: “Employee Breaches and $20 Million Later - Life after Gas Read More...

Refusal to Work With President Results in Worker’s Repudiation of Contract
May 31, 2012
In Richards v. Rainy River Cattlemen’s Assn. the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision that a dependent Read More...

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Executive Termination Settlement avoiding Litigation
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