Employment Contract Review: Top 7 Must-Knows for all Employees Landing your dream job in Ontario often provokes excitement and nervousness at the same time. But before celebrating, there is a crucial step: obtain an employment contract review. This seemingly simple legal document lays the
Does Your Employer Benefit From Your Own Ideas? Understanding Intellectual Property Law in Canadian Employment Law
The world of intellectual property can be complex, especially when navigating its role within the employment landscape. As an employee in Canada, you might come up with brilliant ideas, inventions, or creative works during your course of employment. But who will ultimately own the rights to those
Why it is Important to Review Employment Contract with Employment Lawyer in Ontario
Congratulations! You just landed your dream job in Ontario. While the excitement is bubbling over, and visions of a successful career dance in your head, there are many other considerations that should also be top of mind. Most important among them is the crucial step that all employees in Ontario
Wrongful Dismissals in Ontario: How to Navigate a Severance Package
Being let go from your job can be a shock, especially if you feel that your termination was unjust or without cause. In Ontario, wrongful dismissal – when an employer terminates your employment without reasonable notice or justification – can leave you feeling both emotionally and financially
What Happens after an Employee is Terminated from Employment?
Employee Rights and Obligations Upon Termination of Employment Just like employers, employees have legal rights and responsibilities after they have departed from their job, regardless of whether they leave because of wrongful dismissal, resignation or frustration of employment. There are many
Tell Me What I Need to Know about Ontario Employment Law
Ontario employment law is an area of the law that is always changing, complicated and with many different aspects and issues that come up for employment lawyers. While it is difficult to touch base on the often occurring employment law topics, this employment lawyer blog post will delve into some of
Bonus Pay in Wrongful Dismissal Cases in Ontario Employment Law
Bonus Pay in Severance Packages When an employee faces a wrongful dismissal, they often engage the services of an experienced Toronto employment lawyer. Among other benefits, an employment lawyer will help an employee review a severance package, negotiate a severance package, or commence a wrongful
Employee Maternity Leave and Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario
Ontario Leave Options for Parents: Pregnancy Leave, Maternity Leave & Parental Leave Explained Amidst the excitement of employee becoming parents, navigating the world of job-protected leaves of absence can feel overwhelming. In Ontario, expecting and new parents have access to various work