by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Dec 21, 2023
Workplace Secrets and Stealing Clients? Understanding Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Clauses in Severance Packages So, your employer informed you that it decided to terminate your employment and, to resolve a wrongful dismissal claim, offered you a hefty...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Jan 8, 2023
A thorny issue in the area of employment law involves determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, for employment lawyers in Ontario, this issue is often difficult to discern and massive...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Nov 14, 2022
Earlier this year, Canada passed a new law that makes important amendments to the Competition Act. The Competition Act applies to all companies doing business across Canada, regardless of whether they are provincially regulated or federally regulated. Some of the most...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Oct 8, 2022
In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) held that it has concurrent jurisdiction to resolve complaints of discrimination and harassment that arise in a unionized workplace, even if they otherwise fall within the scope of a collective...
by Sezar Bune, J.D. | Toronto Employment Lawyer | Oct 7, 2022
For any business, having procedures in place to ensure cost-effective operations is obvious. However, one important area many companies overlook involves how they manage their workforce – specifically, having an employment contract in place. The most important...
