Reasonable Notice Archives

$19.6 million award against employees upheld
April 23, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, April 2012 - GasTOPS Ltd. v. Forsyth - Employees may owe more notice if they’re difficult to replace: Court

$20 million award upheld by appeal court
March 26, 2012
Canadian HR Reporter, March 2012 - GasTOPS Ltd. v. Forsyth - 4 workers should have provided employer with 10 months’ notice of resignation. Ontario� Read More...

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...

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...

Lawyer Wins Appeal after Terminated for Cause over Alleged Impertinence
February 8, 2011
In January 2011, Ontario lawyer Dawn Marie Bennett successfully appealed the judgment that originally found her “impertinent” and deserving of sum 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...

Types of Employment Contracts – Fixed Term vs. Indefinite Duration
December 1, 2010
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...

Reasonable Notice: Employees and Dependent Contractors
June 15, 2009
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...

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…

Life with a Baby
“Sara provided an informative and educational presentation for our attendees. The moms who were on maternity leave gained lots of valuable information on employment issues when they return to work. Sara was engaging and professional despite lots of crying babies in the audience. We would love to have Sara speak for us again!”
- Winnie Ng, Special Events and Design Manager

“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.”