Notice Period Archives

Ever Changing Termination Date Results In Full Award of Notice
July 19, 2011
Termination dates must be clear and unambiguous in order for working notice to be applicable, otherwise notice provided to the employee prior to the t Read More...

$195,000 Claim Highlights Rampant Exploitation of Migrant Employees
June 9, 2011
Even in this developed nation with laws governing employment and labour, shocking abuses still occur. One of the most common areas of exploitation is Read More...

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...

Notice Period—What are Employees Statutorily Entitled To?
January 1, 2011
An employee who has been continuously employed for three months or more in an indefinite employment contract is statutorily entitled to a minimum amou Read More...

Employers’ Duty of Care to Employees Extended to After Termination
December 4, 2010
A recent decision in Nova Scotia illustrate that duties which may exist during the employment relationship do not necessarily end on the day of termin Read More...

Reasonable Notice—What Constitutes “Reasonable”?
December 1, 2010
Statutory minimums provide only the legal minimums for the amount of notice an employee receives upon termination. Because common law often provides f Read More...

Employee’s Right to Retire During Termination Notice Period
November 17, 2010
An employee receives notice from his employer that his employment will be ending. Before the termination date, the employee hands in his retirement no Read More...

Employees Claim Wrongful Dismissal after Discovering Nurse’s Blood-Stained Car
September 30, 2010
Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies, faces a lawsuit filed by two employees whose dismissal coincided with the same week they both assisted police 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.”

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Osgoode Professional Development
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- Stuart Rudner, Miller Thomson LLP

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Law Firm
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Executive Termination Settlement avoiding Litigation
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Employment Contract Review - Director of Finances
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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.”