Review Employment Contracts: Termination Clause Should Not Allow a Termination "At Any Time" In another recent Ontario employment law case, the court has invalidated another termination clause in an employment contract. Taken together with many recent cases, this new court decision should force
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
What Are My Rights as an Employer in Ontario?
Navigating the Maze: Essential Rights and Responsibilities for Ontario Employers As an employer in Ontario wondering: "what are my rights as an employer?", the first steps is to know your own rights and responsibilities within the complicated and ever-changing area of employment law? Simply put,
Can my Employer Force me to Sign a New Employment Contract?
Is Your Employer Forcing you to Sign a New Employment Agreement? Imagine this: you're happily chugging away at your desk, when all of a sudden your boss slides a glossy new employment contract across your table, asking that you "take this home and get it back to me when you're ready". Do you have