by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Sep 10, 2023
In the recent case called Teljeur v. Aurora Hotel Group, 2023 ONSC 1324, the Ontario Superior Court decision provides an important reminder for employers about always acting with fairly and properly when terminating employees, to avoid having to pay employees moral...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Sep 4, 2023
What is an Employment Termination Severance Package? When a company terminates employment, it usually provides the employee with documentation it asks the employee to review, sign and send to it to finalize the termination process. For an employment relationship,...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 31, 2023
What is Just Cause for Dismissal? Ask any experienced severance package lawyer and most will tell you that under Ontario employment, it is very difficult for employers to successfully defend a wrongful dismissal claim – especially when they have alleged just...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 20, 2023
In a previous Ontario employment law blog, the courts have generally sided on an employer’s side to conclude that surreptitiously recording a work-place meeting could be grounds to terminate an employee for just cause, resulting in an employee not receiving any...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Aug 17, 2023
Recently, the federal government significantly updated the Canada Labour Code, which brings it more in line with (and even exceeds) some of the employment law requirements set out in the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000. Most importantly, the new employment...