Can an Employer Make Changes to Your Job? Generally speaking, an employer in Ontario cannot make...
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Wrongful Dismissal and Severance Packages: How to Calculate Reasonable Notice Period
What is a Wrongful Dismissal? In Ontario employment law, employers have the right to terminate an...
Short-Service Employee Entitled to Long Notice Period – Severance Packages
We previously wrote about a recent case called Pavlov v. The New Zealand and Australian Lamb Company Limited, where an Ontario court awarded a relatively short-service employee significant damages for wrongful dismissal following his unlawful termination of...
Vulnerable Temporary Foreign Workers in Ontario – Workplace Harassment and Abuse
Across Canada, many companies who suffer from work shortages turn to hiring foreign workers as a means to address their labour needs. To do that, these companies rely on the federal government's Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which is overseen by Immigration,...
Long-term Disability Disputes – What Employees in Ontario Should Know
When Should I Speak with an Employment Lawyer about a Long-Term Disability Dispute? Sometimes, employees experience a medical condition that forces them to take a long medical leave of absence as a result of an injury or illness, which naturally causes significant...