by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 20, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 18, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 13, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 9, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 6, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 3, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Mar 30, 2024
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...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Mar 26, 2024
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...
