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Employment ContractsPrivacySubscriber Content
PREMIUM🔒Strata corporation in B.C. ordered to release employee contracts despite privacy concerns
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Temporary layoff clause survives invalid termination provisions in Ontario ruling
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling has determined that temporary layoff provisions in employment contracts are not termination clauses and therefore remain enforceable even when other termina… Free Membership …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Sales rep awarded eight months’ notice, Nova Scotia court cites ambiguous termination clause
A Nova Scotia sales representative has been awarded eight months’ notice after a court found his employment contract’s termination clause was too ambiguous to limit his common law entitlements. C.B. …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedOpinion/Commentary
Employers beware: Canadian courts have lost patience with sloppy, lazy, bad-faith terminations
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe farm worker had given 40 years of his life to the same employer. Four decades of early mornings, seasonal rhythms, and the kind of loyalty that seems quaint in …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM🔒Court sets aside executive’s self-negotiated employment contract in corporate dispute
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employment contract limiting termination pay to ESA minimums
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision dismissing a wrongful dismissal claim, confirming that properly worded employment agreements can successfully limit an employee’s entitlem… Free Membership …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court blasts employer’s ‘hard line’ approach, awards maximum costs available in wrongful dismissal case
An Ontario employer’s “hard-line approach” and unreasonable settlement position in a wrongful dismissal case has resulted in the court ordering the maximum costs allowable under simplified procedure r… Free Membership …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM🔒Former Salesforce employee awarded eight months’ notice after court rules termination clause invalid
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Contractual termination clause found enforceable in dismissal case involving Datastealth
A termination clause limiting an employee to minimum entitlements under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) was upheld by the Superior Court of Justice, which ruled the provision did not violate …