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Posted Something Online and Now Your Job Is on the Line? What Ontario Employees Need to Know
Posting something on social media outside of work hours on your personal account feels like it should be entirely your...
Firing an Employee in Ontario: What You Owe, What Can Go Wrong, and How to Get It Right
Terminating an employee in Ontario is one of the highest-risk decisions a business makes. Get it wrong through missing documentation,...
Job Lay-off vs Job Termination
Many employees treat layoff and termination as the same thing. Under Ontario employment law they are not, and the distinction...
Parolin v. Cressey Construction: When Informal Flexible Work Arrangements Become Binding Contractual Terms
A long-tenured employee. An unwritten employment contract. A flexible work arrangement approved and relied on for a decade. A salary...
Baker v. Firon Roofing: What a Dismissed HRTO Disability Complaint Teaches Ontario Employers About Documentation
A disability discrimination complaint does not succeed simply because an employee provides a medical note and claims they were treated...
Casual Employment in Ontario: What Every Worker Needs to Know
Casual employment is common across healthcare, retail, hospitality, education, and gig work in Ontario. Many casual workers assume that irregular...
Electronic Employee Monitoring in Ontario: Is It Legal?
Electronic monitoring by Ontario employers is legal. Your employer can track your emails, monitor your computer activity, record your keystrokes,...
A Resignation and Employment Law
Resigning from a job feels like a personal decision entirely within your control. Under Ontario employment law it is more...
Intentional Infliction of Mental Suffering in the Workplace
Ontario has no standalone tort of harassment. The Court of Appeal has confirmed this. But that does not mean severe...
Limitation Period in Ontario: Timely Legal Action Required
In Ontario, a limitation period is the legally prescribed window of time within which you must start a legal claim....
Employment Litigation in Ontario: What Employers Need to Know When a Claim Is Filed Against Them
Receiving a Statement of Claim is one of the more stressful moments for an Ontario employer. The instinct is often...
Can You Go to Jail for Stealing Time at Work?
Being accused of time theft at work is a serious situation that can move quickly from a workplace misconduct allegation...