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Employment terminations are common in the modern workplace. But what constitutes wrongful dismissal in Canada?
In a 2009 decision, employees were ordered to pay $11.4 million for no notice of resignation and violation of fiduciary duties. Read more about the im Read More...
Inappropriate comments and ignoring a request for a Letter of Reference can result in a finding of bad faith against an employer, thereby increasing t Read More...
Are Notice Periods Affected by a Recession?
In determining whether cause exists when terminating an employee, the contextual approach requires an examination of the employee’s character of emp Read More...
An employee’s working notice period is not reduced when an employer makes an employee take vacation time during this period, nor is the employee’s Read More...
An employer may still have to pay common law notice on termination even though a termination clause attempts to limit such notice to statutory.