Termination Clause

Two former mobile investment consultants at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) have been awarded common law reasonable notice after an Ontario court found their employment contracts contain… To …

An Ontario tribunal has rejected an employer’s attempt to escape a $350,000 termination payment by arguing that provisions never written into the employment agreement should be implied into it — …

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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 …

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. …

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 …

While an Ontario judge said he had “no doubt” that an employer, advised by capable counsel, intended to comply with employment standards legislation with the language it used in its …

An Ontario court has ruled that an employer’s termination provisions in an employment contract were unenforceable, rejecting a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful dismissal case. The decision re… …

An Alberta-based construction employer’s decision to dismiss a senior executive has shed light on how courts may interpret carefully negotiated termination clauses. The dispute involved J.S., a veter… To continue …

The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has dismissed an employer’s appeal in a wrongful dismissal case, reinforcing that an employment contract’s termination clause must be “clear and unambiguous” before i… …