Legal Insights from a Toronto Employment Lawyer
Practical articles on wrongful dismissal, severance packages, employment contracts, and workplace rights in Ontario — written by Sezar Bune, J.D.
Ontario Banning Doctor’s Notes for Employers
What is a Doctor's Note? Recent changes announced by the Ontario government to employment law will prohibit employers in the province from requiring employees to provide doctor's notes to justify a medical leave of absence (or sick leave) from work. Put simply, a...
What do I Need to Know about Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario?
Ontario Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario Employment Law In the recent Ontario court case involving a wrongful dismissal claim Jimmy How Tein Fat v. PRGX Canada Corp., 2023 ONSC 6374, the court ruled on many employment law issues that commonly arise in wrongful...
Ontario Employment Lawyers Assisting with Human Rights Claims
Ontario Human Rights Law In Ontario, the Human Rights Code prohibits employment-related discrimination on protected grounds, such as an employee's age, race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity or place of origin. Likewise, employers are required to protect...
Short-Term Employee Severance Packages | Ontario Employment Lawyer
Short-Term Employee Severance Packages While the general rule in Ontario employment law is that an employee is entitled to a greater severance package for having worked for the same employer for a long period of time, there are some exceptions. Contrary to some...
What Happens if Fixed-Term Contract is Terminated Early?
In the recent case called Kopyl v. Losani Homes, 2024 ONCA 199, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court's ruling that found in favour of an employee who was successful in a wrongful dismissal claim involving a fixed-term contract. Background The employee...
Impact of Wrongful Dismissal on Pension Plans
In this Ontario employment law blog article, we discuss the impact of wrongful dismissal on pension plans upon termination, which will vary based on the type of pension plan itself. What are the main types of employee pension plans? If you are an employee working in...
Court Finds Employer’s Failure to Pay Commissions is a Repudiation of Employment Contract
In a recent court case in British Columbia called Klyn v Pentax Canada Inc., 2024 BCSC 372, an employee named Mr. Klyn was successful in a wrongful dismissal claim against his former employer, Pentax. Specifically, the employee claimed that the employer breached...
Employment Contract Review Lawyer
Employment Contract Review in Ontario: Protecting Your Rights in the Workplace Congratulations on landing that new job! Before the excitement gets the best of you, it is important to remember one crucial step: always review your employment contract with an Ontario...
Wrongful Dismissal Severance Packages
Example of Wrongful Dismissal Claim and Severance Package in Ontario: Amerato vs. TST-CF Solutions LP, 2022 ONSC 5339 The world of Canadian employment law can be complex, especially when it comes to termination of employment and wrongful dismissal claims. The case of...
Constructive Dismissal Claims in Ontario
What are Constructive Dismissal Claims and What Should Employees Know? Constructive dismissal claims in Ontario occur when an employer makes a significant change to the fundamental terms and conditions of an employee’s contract unilaterally (without the employee’s...