What is a Constructive Dismissal in Ontario Employment Law? In Ontario, a constructive dismissal...
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Unpaid Workplace Suspension – Is it a Constructive Dismissal in Ontario Employment Law?
As an employment lawyer, I have assisted many employees (and employers) where a dispute arose...
Ontario Court Upholds 26-Month Notice Period for Employee Severance Package
In Currie v Nylene Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 209, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision to award an employee twenty-six months of financial compensation for wrongful dismissal (severance package). In agreeing with the trial judge's decision that the...
The ABC’s of Intellectual Property Rights in Ontario Employment Law
What Employers and Employees Should Know about Workplace Intellectual Property In Canada, the legal rules regarding ownership of intellectual property developed by employees are highly technical and will often depend on the type of property at issue. Is it an issue of...
Secretly Recording Conversations at Work Could be Just Cause for Employee Dismissal
Quite often, employment lawyers in Ontario are called to assist employees who feel they are clearly being targeted by their boss or manager at work, and fear they will soon suffer a termination of their employment. In those cases, it is a natural instinct for people...