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January 29, 2026

Delaying statutory termination payments can expose employers to significant liability, including punitive damages.

Court Rejects Capping Notice Period at 24 Months and Accepts 1 Month Pay For Each Year of Service

April 30, 2013

Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - In Abrahim et al v. Sliwin et al, & McCalla v. Sliwin et al, 2012 ONSC 6295 - a Motion for defa Read More...

Court Awards 26 Weeks Severance Pay In Addition to 54 Weeks of Working Notice Already Provided

December 13, 2011

In Mattiassi v. Hathro Management Partnership the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reinforced that severance pay must be paid in lump sum no matter h Read More...

Setting the Termination date on a calendar with a red pen

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...

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...

Severance Pay: Not the Same as Termination Pay
October 1, 2010
A "termination package" often uses the terms "notice” and "severance" interchangeably. But these terms under Canadian employment law are technically Read More...

Wrongful Dismissal—What Makes it Wrong?
July 1, 2010
Employment terminations are common in the modern workplace. But what constitutes wrongful dismissal in Canada?

Amendments to the ESA, 2000: Assignment Employees Now Eligible for Termination and Severance Pay
November 9, 2009
The Ontario Government has passed an Act amending the current Employment Standards Act, 2000 by adding temporary employees or “assignment employees� Read More...

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