An employer is permitted to terminate a disabled employee provided the employee’s disability played no part in the employer’s decision to terminat Read More...
An award of statutory severance under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 on top of 24 months common law notice in a wrongful dismissal case has lead Read More...
Sexual harassment occurs on a spectrum of misconduct, and the termination of an employee who commits an act which falls on the lower end of the spectr Read More...
Communication that occurs before a retainer is received and in front of others who are not part of the relationship which puts the client’s state of Read More...
Committing a mistake when dismissing an employee, such as terminating the employee while they are on sick leave, does not meet the requirement of bad Read More...
In determining whether cause exists when terminating an employee, the contextual approach requires an examination of the employee’s character of emp Read More...
A termination offer that is low yet acceptable will be upheld by the Courts if it is agreed to by the employee without duress or unconscionability.
Though an employer may be held responsible for some distress suffered by an employee due to workplace issues, an employer will not be held liable for Read More...