Two Ontario workers who argued the termination clauses in their employment contracts were void have lost their claims for common law damages, after the Court of Appeal for Ontario found… …
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EyeWatch CFO wins $913,000 after termination months into five-year deal in default judgment
A former chief financial officer terminated without cause just months into a five-year employment contract has been awarded more than $913,000 in damages after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …
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PREMIUM Veeva termination clause void, worker awarded 6 months’ notice plus stock options worth $90K
A senior product manager terminated by Veeva Software Systems is entitled to six months’ notice and compensation for stock options and restricted stock units that would have vested during the… …
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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… Free …
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Clean Water Works loses novel bid to void $350,000 termination pay order
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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PREMIUM Toronto manager awarded four months’ pay after court strikes down termination clause
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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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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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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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 …
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‘Exacting standard’: Despite good-faith efforts, court strikes down termination clauses
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 …


