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Tag: Termination

Tag: Termination

Ability to Pay and its Impact on Reasonable Notice Awards

One of the most common questions our Employment Law Group hears is the following: Is this termination package fair?

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Non-Unionized Employees Can Bring Superior Court Actions for Wrongful Dismissals

Andrew Montague-Reinholdt has had an important win this week in the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision, Pearce v. Canada

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Can the Pandemic Warrant a Longer Notice Period?

In a decision released on January 18, 2021, Yee v Hudson’s Bay Company, 2021 ONSC 387, the court pronounced

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Punished for speaking up about working conditions? COVID-19 and Reprisal Law 

Earlier this year, a successful reprisal case made headlines after a migrant farm worker was fired for speaking up

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How the Infections Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) may leave vulnerable Employees behind

On September 3, 2020, the province unassumingly extended the IDEL, which was supposed to end on September 4, 2020.

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12 Questions to Consider Before Terminating an Employee for Absenteeism or Lateness

It should be unsurprising for an employee to learn that their employment may be in jeopardy if they are

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Layoffs turning into terminations on September 4? Not necessarily. Important change to the layoff period:

COVID-19 hit the province in and around March 16, 2020. As a result, many businesses were forced to temporarily

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Can I be fired for my opinions: cancel culture and free speech in the workplace 

Yesterday, a group of public figures, including authors, signed a letter in Harpers, effectively denouncing cancel culture. They suggest

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With Cause or Not With Cause: Your Employment Contract May Be Unenforceable Regardless, Says the Ontario Court of Appeal in New Waksdale Decision

On June 17, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal forged new ground in employment law with its decision in

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Ontario enacts new regulation regarding COVID-19 layoffs and wages reductions

On Friday, May 29, 2020, the Ontario government enacted a new regulation under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”).

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