by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | May 24, 2023
Wrongful Dismissal Claims: Termination Without Cause, or Termination for Cause It is well known in Ontario employment law that an employer has a choice to terminate an employee’s job either “for just cause” (good reason) or “without...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 23, 2023
As employment lawyers in Ontario, we are regularly called upon to review employment contracts. Oftentimes, employment lawyers assisting with looking over an employment contract in the context of negotiating its terms (especially severance pay) before an employee...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 20, 2023
Employee Promotions, Changed Substratum and Constructive Dismissal In any workplace context, employers generally have a need to maintain flexibility in order adapt to changing circumstances, economic conditions and workforce. Shortly after the Canadian economy began...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Apr 18, 2023
Does an Employee’s Silence Always Amount to a Condonation of a Temporary Layoff? Ontario Court Says “No”. In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that an employee’s failure to object or speak up after his employer placed him on...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Feb 20, 2023
An Employee’s Duty to Mitigate in Wrongful Dismissal Cases In Ontario employment law, the general rule is that an employee has a legal obligation to look for (and accept) comparable employment. This is called the “duty to mitigate” income losses. How...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Feb 12, 2023
What Every Employee Should Know About Constructive Dismissal As an employment lawyer in Toronto, I am quite often asked to assist employees who believe they suffered a constructive dismissal. While this legal concept is not as well known, it is slowly gaining...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Feb 11, 2023
Should Employees Immediately Accept an Employer’s Termination Package? Generally speaking, the short answer is “No.” In this employment lawyer blog post, we discuss the basic issues all (non-unionized) employees in Ontario should be aware of: What is...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jan 11, 2023
Court Awards Wrongfully Dismissed Employee 24-Month Severance Package A significant issue that recently arose in Ontario employment law was whether or not an employee whose employment was terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic is entitled to more severance package....
