Employment Contracts
Termination clause in mining director’s employment contract ruled unenforceable by Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that the termination provisions in an executive’s employment agreement are [Read More]
Employment Contracts
Employment Contracts
Appeal court ends ‘grudge match’ between employer, worker over meeting and planning future employment with competitor
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has ruled that meeting and planning future employment with a competitor [Read More]
Employment Contracts
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds $550,000 award to worker in fixed-term contract dispute
A lower court ruling that awarded a worker more than $550,000 because the 72-month fixed-term [Read More]
Employment Contracts
Former PearTree president wins wrongful dismissal case, awarded $10K in punitive damages
The former president of PearTree Securities has won a wrongful dismissal claim, including punitive damages [Read More]
Constructive Dismissal
Airline’s argument fails: Canada Labour Code doesn’t allow for layoffs absent contractual right
An Alberta charter airline has lost its argument that the Canada Labour Code (CLC) gave [Read More]
Employment Contracts
Why employers in Canada should use employment contracts
Employment contracts are an essential part of the employer-employee relationship, providing clarity and certainty about [Read More]
Constructive Dismissal
B.C. pressman loses bid to have termination clause voided because cap was shorter than mandated for ‘group’ layoffs under ESA
A senior pressman at Glenmore Printing in Richmond, B.C., was laid off during the pandemic [Read More]
Employment Contracts
The FTC wants to ban employers in U.S. from using non-compete clauses on workers
Some news from south of the border caught our attention today, with the Federal Trade [Read More]
Employment Contracts
Ontario judge tosses out termination clause that specified no notice for just cause dismissal
A termination clause has been struck down by an Ontario court because it stated that [Read More]
Constructive Dismissal
Clumsy, expletive-filled meeting a bad idea, but didn’t warrant punitive damages: Court
A beauty esthetician was awarded 10 months’ reasonable notice after being terminated without cause. It’s [Read More]