Employment Law Archives

VPI Inc. Presentation: Key Employment Law Decisions 2011 & 2012
May 29, 2012
Key Employment Law Decisions within the Past Year — Impact on HR Professionals

HRPYR Presentation: Key Employment Law Decisions 2011 & 2012
April 9, 2012
Discover the Key Employment Law Decisions from last year to now and how they will impact HR Professionals.

Minken Employment Lawyers Awarded Again by Corporate INTL
February 13, 2012
Once again Minken Employment Lawyers has been chosen as a winner by Corporate INTL. This year our firm is the Legal Award recipient of the “2012 Emp Read More...

Court Awards Notice Despite Employee’s Resignation During Working Notice Period
February 7, 2012
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned the Superior Court’s decision in Giza v. Sechelt School Bus Services Ltd. finding that the Trial Read More...

Ronald Minken Interviewed for Moneyville
February 2, 2012
Employment lawyer Ronald Minken says you should carefully review your employment contract and relevant company policies to determine what if any restr Read More...

Minken Employment Lawyers Recognized in Canada’s Employment Lawyers Directory 2012
January 1, 2012
A comprehensive directory of the top employment law and immigration law practitioners across Canada.

Religious Organizations Fall Outside Courts’ Jurisdiction to Award Employment Related Damages
November 28, 2011
In Hart v. Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. of the Diocese of Kingston, in Canada the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a Motion Judge’s decision that th Read More...

Complete Working Notice Period or Risk Loss of Notice Entitlement
July 26, 2011
Short of constructive dismissal, an employee who is provided with working notice must complete the working notice period they are provided with, other Read More...

Pharmaceutical Company
“Minken Employment Lawyers provide us with top notch representation which I attribute to their strategic ability in analyzing our cases and the available options, their skills in negotiations, and their overall cost-effectiveness of their work. In many situations Minken Employment Lawyers has saved us money. Ron Minken leads an excellent team and Minken Employment Lawyers’ reputation as an Employment Law firm for providing Employment Law services across Canada is well deserved!”

“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.

“It is always a pleasure dealing with professional companies and yours sets the bar to new heights.” - A.S.

“You are an excellent ambassador to your profession” - L.P.

“83% improvement in the offer value.” - D.R.

“Thank you all again for the outstanding job!” - S.B.

“I credit Mr. Minken and the help he provided for keeping my employment situation intact.” - A.C.

“…welcoming atmosphere right along with the extremely professional service and guidance...” - M.S.

“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…

VPI Inc., Richmond Hill
“Thank you for all your hard work and kind support to enable us to present a wonderful employer event. All the employers were engaged and enjoyed the presentation.…Ron Minken has been a very popular key note speaker.”
- Mary Pat Nash, VPI Inc., Richmond Hill

“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.”