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  • Can You Terminate an Employee Solely for Poor Performance?

    October 4, 2020

    If the terminated employee sues for wrongful dismissal and the judge finds the employer did not have just cause, the employer may be ordered to pay da Read More...

  • Dependent Contractors Entitled to Notice?

    September 7, 2020

    The Superior Court and Court of Appeal considered the wrongful dismissal claim of a contractor who later became an employee.

  • Employment Agreements

    Blow to Termination Provisions in Employment Agreements

    July 23, 2020

    Due to a significant decision recently released by the Ontario Court of Appeal, your employment agreements will likely need to be re-drafted.

  • English v. Manulife Financial Corporation: Ontario Court of Appeal rules that employee can unilaterally rescind notice of retirement

    May 11, 2020

    The Court of Appeal decided that an employee has the right to unilaterally revoke a notice of resignation due to changing circumstances.

  • Frustration of Contract & COVID-19

    VIDEO: Frustration of Contract & COVID-19

    April 23, 2020

    Kyle Burgis, a senior employment lawyer, discusses frustration of contract and how it could come into play during the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Gent v. Strone Inc.: Refusal to Return to Work After Illegal Layoff – Failure to Mitigate?

    February 19, 2020

    A wrongfully dismissed employee failed to mitigate his damages when he refused a recall to employment from temporary layoff.

  • Ontario Court Awards Over $170,000 to a City of Toronto Employee

    January 21, 2020

    The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a former employee $170,117.84 in damages for unjust dismissal in Headley v. City of Toronto.

  • Nagpal v. IBM Canada Ltd.: Ontario court emphasizes that resignation must be “clear and unequivocal”

    November 27, 2019

    The Ontario Superior Court considered if an employee’s failure to return to work after disability benefits were denied amounted to a resignation.

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