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Lessons from Johnsen Archer v Bains
Advancing vacation pay to support an employee through a study leave or period of financial hardship seems like a straightforward...
Kondaj v. Crossbridge: How a 24-Day Management Stint Created 10 Months of Notice Liability for an Ontario Employer
When a property management contract changes hands in Ontario, the incoming provider frequently assumes it is inheriting a clean slate...
Whistleblower Protection in Ontario: Can You Be Fired for Reporting Misconduct at Work?
Reporting misconduct at work takes courage and the concern that doing so could cost you your job is legitimate. In...
Aggravated Damages in Ontario: When How You Were Fired Entitles You to More Than Severance
Being fired is painful under any circumstances. But where your employer went further lying about the reason, humiliating you in...
Inducement in Employment Law (Ontario): What It Means and How It Affects Your Severance
If you were recruited away from a secure job and then terminated whether after three months or three years you...
Hiring Bias: When an Unintentional Hiring Decision Becomes a Human Rights Claim
Most hiring discrimination claims filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario do not involve employers who set out to...
Hiring and Onboarding Employees in Ontario: The Legal Risks That Start Before Day One
Most employer-side legal disputes do not originate at termination. They originate at hiring. An unenforceable termination clause, a missing employment...
Employee Handbooks in BC: Why Outdated Policies Create Legal Risk and What Every Employer Must Include
Many BC employers treat their employee handbook as a document that was put together once and does not need much...
Can Your Employer Cut Your Pay in Ontario? What You Need to Know About Constructive Dismissal
Finding out your pay has been cut without warning or agreement is alarming and in Ontario, it may not be...
Can You Negotiate Your Severance Package in Ontario? What You Need to Know Before Signing Anything
When your employer hands you a severance package, the natural instinct is to assume the number is fixed. In most...
Fiduciary Employees in Ontario: What the Duty Means, When It Applies, and What Happens When It Is Breached
Not all employees carry the same legal obligations. In Ontario, employees in senior or trusted positions may owe fiduciary duties...
Termination Pay as a Lump Sum in BC: Pros & Cons
When you are terminated without cause in BC, your employer may offer you a lump sum payment rather than continuing...