ONTARIO’S DIVISIONAL COURT CLARIFIES EMPLOYERS’ SEVERANCE PAY OBLIGATIONS Severance Pay Section 64(1)(b) of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) requires an employer, with a payroll of $2.5 million or more,…
Gail Galea as THE face of Moral and Punitive Damages
Gail Galea (“Gail”) began her career at Wal-Mart in 2002. Hailed as a “rising star”, and one of the mega-corporation’s MVP’s, it wasn’t long before she was known for her…
The Escalating Reasonable Notice Period: What does it mean for Employers, and who are these “Exceptional” Employees?
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released yet another decision with respect to the reasonable notice period, and what it seems to suggest is a trend in escalating awards…
Constructive Dismissal Requires Employees to be Reasonable
Constructive Dismissal is one of the most difficult concepts in employment law. As opposed to receiving a termination letter or being told “you’re fired”, determining whether a constructive dismissal occurred…
You Don’t Need to Have a Good Reason to Dismiss an Employee… Well, Usually Not
Generally speaking, the law in Canada is that employers can let an employee go at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all, as long as they provide…
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Workplace Romance
Let’s face it: it was adorable when Doctors Meredith Grey and Derek Sheppard went from being colleagues to being a really good looking couple on Grey’s Anatomy, or when Jim…