Wrongful Termination Lawyer for Employers

In the context of a myriad of issues affecting employees and employers – ranging from mandatory vaccination requirements, changing legal principles governing employment contracts and temporary layoffs – employment lawyers in Ontario play an indispensable role in providing timely and practical advice to help protect your interests. Put simply, there is no shortage of workplace issues that often arise requiring advice from experienced employment lawyers to help guide through a complicated employment law landscape.

As a business, it is crucial to have your business navigate properly through workplace disputes with a knowledgeable and experienced employment lawyer. Typically, that requires an employment lawyer who can provide strategic and proactive assistance to minimize the risk of disputes ending up in court (such as properly drafted employment contracts, workplace policies or termination packages), or with proven success in negotiating a cost-effective resolutions (such as severance packages) and proven strength in handling litigation disputes (such as claims for wrongful dismissal or constructive dismissal). At Bune Law, our experienced employment lawyer has years of experiencing assisting clients of all types, sizes and industries.

One of the key issues an employment lawyer can help employers with is a termination of employment (or wrongful dismissal).

Termination of Employment Lawyer

A critical time for employers to consult with an experienced employment lawyer is when deciding on proceeding with terminating an employee’s job. Before doing so, meeting with an employment lawyer will be helpful to understand what your rights and responsibilities are as an employer and properly drafting the terms of an employee’s termination package (or financial severance package). Most importantly, an employment lawyer will prepare a termination package to ensure you act with the requirements of Ontario employment law and your rights under any existing employment contract. For instance, some of the crucial question to discuss with an employment lawyer include:

Is there a valid employment contract that speaks to your responsibilities before terminating the employee’s job?
How much prior notice of termination are you required to provide to the employee?
How much severance pay is the employee entitled to receive to terminate their employment?
Do you have just cause to terminate the employee’s job?
- (Note: it is extremely hard to prove in order for an employer can terminate an employee without notice, termination pay or severance pay if the employee has been “guilty of serious misconduct, habitual neglect of duty, incompetence, conduct prejudicial to the employer or wilful disobedience” under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Are there other workplace issues you need to consider before terminating the employee’s job (e.g., discrimination issues)?

These are just some of the important questions an employment lawyer will help you address in preparing the termination letter, which often consist a termination letter and legal release to protect your business interests.

Is an employee required to accept the employer’s initial termination package (or severance package)? What happens if the employee refuses to accept the employer’s initial termination package? The short answer is “No.” In fact, with the help of a wrongful dismissal lawyer (or wrongful termination lawyer), employees typically refuse the employer’s initial termination package, often concluding the severance pay offer is inadequate. In those cases, it is important to hire an employment lawyer for employers to respond to any attempts by employees to negotiate a severance package.

At Bune Law, you can obtain day-to-day advice on how to manage difficult employment issues, including under-performing employees. Our experienced employment lawyer can assist you determining the best course of action to address any workplace dispute, work on the most practical way to effect termination of employment or, if necessary, responding to an employee’s claim of wrongful termination and other employment litigation matters.

For an employer, the goal should always be to treat the employee fairly and properly, while minimizing the amount of severance pay it has to provide the employee in a financial severance package. When done properly with the help of a wrongful termination lawyer, prudent employers are able to reduce the risk of a wrongful dismissal claim (or constructive dismissal claim) by the employee as a result of the employment termination.

Contact Bune Law, Toronto Employment Lawyer

If you are an employer wondering how to properly handle an employment dispute, or carry out a termination of employment to minimize the risk of an employee wrongful dismissal claim or attempt to negotiate a severance package, it is important to speak with an experienced employment lawyer for employers. Preparing (or negotiating) a severance package as part of the wrongful termination process can complicated and difficult for employers given the legal issues involved. In those cases, legal advice and representation from a leading employment will help you understand your rights and best options for moving forward.

At Bune Law, an experienced employment lawyer in Toronto will provide you with expert legal advice on a wide variety of employment matters, including what steps to take to properly manage workplace or HR issues, such as wrongful termination claims. The experienced employment lawyer at Bune Law takes pride in a reputation for excellence in client service. Call 647-822-5492 for an employment lawyer consultation.

If you are an employer, you should speak with an employment lawyer to discuss your options before making the decision to terminate employment and obtain the proper severance package documentation for your employee to avoid a discrimination claim.

If you are a business preparing to terminate the job of one of your employees, Bune Law, employment lawyer in Toronto, can help you review the issues involved to properly proceed with employment termination and minimize the risk of wrongful dismissal claims. However, if a previous termination of an employee’s job results in a wrongful dismissal claim, our experienced employment lawyer can also assist in defending your business interests as an employer cost-effectively

No matter which side you happen to land on, Bune Law, a leading employment lawyer in Toronto, is ready to assist with your case. Pleae feel free to reach out to Bune Law at 647-822-5492.

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