A manager in Toronto has been awarded four months’ pay after an Ontario Superior Court judge found her employer’s termination clause violated employment standards legislation and was therefore unenforceable. The… …
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PREMIUM Alberta court awards 18 months’ notice to longtime securities employee
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has ruled that a former Stephen Avenue Securities Inc. employee was continuously employed for 24 years and not a casual worker, overturning a… …
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PREMIUM Ontario court rules probationary employment clause void, awards three months’ notice
An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded a terminated employee three months’ notice after ruling that a probationary employment clause in his contract was void and unenforceable because it violated… …
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce granted intervener status in appeal over unenforceable termination clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) leave to intervene in a wrongful dismissal case involving Van Dolder’s Home Team, finding the appeal raises …
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Facebook termination clause ruled invalid, employee awarded 10 months’ notice
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that Facebook Canada’s termination clause violated employment standards legislation, awarding a former research director 10 months’ notice but rejecting his c… Free Membership …
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CEO awarded $184,000 after company fails to pay severance owed in employment contract
A former chief executive officer has been awarded more than $184,000 in damages after his employer failed to pay the severance outlined in his employment contract, according to an Ontario …
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PREMIUM Sales rep wins $61,000 commission fight after company fails to get written consent for policy changes
A former sales executive has won her fight for unpaid commissions after an Ontario court ruled her employer could not unilaterally change her compensation structure without written consent, even when… …
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PREMIUM Strata corporation in B.C. ordered to release employee contracts despite privacy concerns
A British Columbia strata corporation must provide copies of non-union employment contracts to a unit owner after wrongly refusing the request on privacy grounds, the Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.… …
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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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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. …