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...
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...
In January 2011, Ontario lawyer Dawn Marie Bennett successfully appealed the judgment that originally found her “impertinent” and deserving of sum Read More...
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...
The distinction between fixed-term employment contracts and contracts of indefinite duration is an important one due to the great difference in the po Read More...
Slepenkova v. Ivanov – Ontario Superior Court of Justice – July 26, 2007 Despite a written agreement which indicates that an individual is an inde Read More...
There is no general duty prohibiting employees from competing with a former employer after their employment ends.
Employers must continue to provide an employee on disability with insurance benefits unless the employee has clearly and unequivocally resigned from t Read More...