The Court of Appeal decided that an employee has the right to unilaterally revoke a notice of resignation due to changing circumstances.
Kyle Burgis, a senior employment lawyer, discusses frustration of contract and how it could come into play during the COVID-19 crisis.
A wrongfully dismissed employee failed to mitigate his damages when he refused a recall to employment from temporary layoff.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a former employee $170,117.84 in damages for unjust dismissal in Headley v. City of Toronto.
The Ontario Superior Court considered if an employee’s failure to return to work after disability benefits were denied amounted to a resignation.
An employer may terminate an employee without cause but only if the employer provides notice of termination ahead of time or payment in lieu of notice Read More...
In this decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the effect of an employee’s resignation and re-employment in a wrongful dismissal case.
In Nagribianko v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd., Ontario’s highest court considered whether a cursory probationary clause contained in an employment co Read More...