by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 31, 2021
Under Ontario’s employment law, an employee’s job may be terminated “unofficially” or as many employment lawyers call it, a “constructive dismissal.” There can be many forms of a constructive dismissal (as discussed below). However,...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 21, 2021
Can Your Employer Require You to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? Can You be Fired if You Refuse? Employers have an important say in the ongoing debate over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In fact, some employers have already taken important precautionary measures in response to...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 19, 2021
In a few recent wrongful dismissal cases, courts across Ontario have increasingly found that an employee whose employment is terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic should be entitled to greater severance package. In other words, an employee who loses their job as a...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 15, 2021
Can My Employer Discriminate Against Me on the Basis of “Vaccination”? Among many other things the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about, a current hot-button topic in Ontario employment law is whether an employer can legally force an employee to get a...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 13, 2021
Employee Discrimination in the Workplace In Ontario, the vast majority of discrimination claims brought to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal involved disputes between employees and employers. For instance, nearly 55% of all discrimination claims involved the area of...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jul 24, 2021
For the average person, the exercise of looking for an Employment Lawyer can be difficult and confusing. After all, most people in this position are already dealing with the significant stress of losing a job or harmful workplace discrimination. That’s why the...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 13, 2021
Ontario Courts are at a Standstill on whether Temporary Layoff without Employee’s Consent is a Constructive Dismissal In a recent decision released last week, an Ontario court has now decided that an employee placed on a temporary layoff as a result of the...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 6, 2021
Following Recent Decision, Courts May be Breaking Free from the 24-month Cap on Notice Period One of the hotly contested issues in the area of employment law (and, trust me, there are many!) is whether an employee’s entitlement to pay in lieu of reasonable...
