A recent Ontario Superior Court decision has poked yet another hole in employers’ standard termination clauses, prompting another wave of reviews of…
Where an employee needs a specific qualification to perform a job, is the employer obligated to pay an employee to obtain that…
We published over 50 posts in 2023 as part of our monthly newsletter covering what is new and exciting in labour and…
Jessica McGaw v. Sobeys Capital Inc., 2023 ONSC 6279 (CanLII) In an unusual case, a strategy to discredit a witness by comparing…
Overview In last month’s newsletter, we wrote about the third installment of the Ford Government’s “Working for Workers” legislation, the Working for…
Non-Compete Clauses in Ontario Employment Law a) Background In this article we consider the impact of the prohibition of employment-related non-compete agreements…
In the last month, the Courts have issued three decisions that are outliers worthy of mention. The first involves a notice period…
On October 26, 2023, Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023 received royal assent. This Act is the third in a…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently dismissed an anti-SLAPP motion in an employment related dispute. You might be wondering, “What is…
With summer ending it is the perfect opportunity to take some time and reflect on the passing of the year. What better…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently determined that independent contractors whose fixed term contracts are terminated early, have a duty to…
Employers who negotiate exit packages for their departing employees often expect such negotiations and the resulting packages to remain confidential. A recent…
