by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 15, 2020
Human Rights Consideration As the “Baby-Boomer Generation” gets older over the next few years (those born between 1946 and 1964), there will be an increasing number of employees nearing retirement as they approach the of age 65. According to Statistics...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 13, 2020
How Are Wrongful Dismissal Cases Resolved in Ontario? When it comes to termination of employment and wrongful dismissals, employment lawyers typically deal with a wide range of different scenarios. The following describe a few examples: 1. The “New...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 13, 2020
Top 5 Issues Employees Should Know Canadian employment law is vast and complicated enough to most employment lawyers, let alone the average employee without legal education and expertise. With various statutes creating the minimums (or “base floor”) of...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 7, 2020
Human Rights Law Protections for Employees The Ontario Human Rights Code requires all employers to respect the rights of their workers and ensure their workplace is free of any form of discrimination. Most importantly, employers are required to accommodate their...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 6, 2020
Temporary Layoffs in Ontario As covered before on this blog, employers may be able to place employees on a temporary layoff, particularly in response to business downturns. However, to do so, the employer must have prior permission in the form of a signed, valid...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jun 4, 2020
Employee, Independent Contractor… or Dependent Contractor? In the area of employment law, some of the most common disputes employment lawyers deal with often involve debating legal rules that are constantly changing as a result of conflicting court decisions....
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | May 31, 2020
Receiving a new job offer is an exciting time, often coming with a new role, a fresh start and – most importantly – higher pay and more employee perks and benefits. But with that new gig, a new employer may request that an employee sign a new...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | May 24, 2020
What Does My Employer Have to Pay When My Employment is Terminated? In Ontario, an employer has various legal obligations when it decides to terminate an employee’s job. Most important among them is the obligation to provide the employee with a severance...
