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
Top Tips to Negotiate the Best Severance Package in Ontario Wrongful Dismissal Cases
Don't Leave Money on the Table: Top Tips to Negotiate the Best Severance Package When an employer offers a wrongfully terminated employee a severance package, it is usually not done out of the sheer goodness on the employer's part, but rather because the wants something in return to protect its own
Looking for an Employment Lawyer? Top Reasons Why Employees Need Assistance
Reasons for Employees to be Looking for an Employment Lawyer in Ontario In any workplace, there are often myriad number of issues or disputes that could take place between employers and their employees where the guidance of a top employment lawyer in Ontario will be helpful. If you are an employee