Dealing with employment issues after the passing of an employee can be challenging and emotionally difficult for most employers. However, it is important to understand what an employer's obligations under Ontario employment law to an employee’s estate upon termination of employment. This article
What Happens after an Employee is Terminated from Employment?
Employee Rights and Obligations Upon Termination of Employment Just like employers, employees have legal rights and responsibilities after they have departed from their job, regardless of whether they leave because of wrongful dismissal, resignation or frustration of employment. There are many
Tell Me What I Need to Know about Ontario Employment Law
Ontario employment law is an area of the law that is always changing, complicated and with many different aspects and issues that come up for employment lawyers. While it is difficult to touch base on the often occurring employment law topics, this employment lawyer blog post will delve into some of
Tell Me About Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario Employment Law?
What do I Need to Know about Ontario Wrongful Dismissal Claims? For any employee who has experienced a wrongful termination of employment from their job in Ontario, it is generally thought of as a highly stressful and challenging time to get through, particularly in a difficult economic
How Does a Wrongful Dismissal Case Work in Ontario?
What is a Wrongful Dismissal? As any wrongful dismissal lawyer would say, under Ontario employment law, a wrongful dismissal occurs when an employer terminates an employee without providing them with: (i) the required amount of prior notice before their last day of work, or (ii) the required amount
Employee’s Duty to Mitigate: The Balancing Act
The Balancing Act: Navigating the "Duty to Mitigate" in Ontario Employment Law Picture this: you are an employee having worked for the same company for nearly 12 years. However, as a result of recent "corporate restructuring" or "downsizing," your employer has informed you that the company "has to
Common Workplace Issues Where Ontario Employment Lawyers Can Help
As Ontario employment lawyers, we are often asked important questions about common workplace issues by clients as part of employment law consultations. Many of these questions touch on various topics, such as: wrongful dismissal claims constructive dismissal claims employment contract
Constructive Dismissal: Chalmers v Airways Transit Service and Bladder Capital Group, 2023 ONSC 57825
Recently, an Ontario court continued the string of court decisions that build on a common theme post-COVID-19 pandemic for constructive dismissal lawyers: awarding a wrongfully terminated employee additional reasonable notice of termination (or pay in lieu of notice) in has been known as