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For Cause Termination – A Very High Bar

Jul 19, 2022

An employer can terminate an employee for any number of reasons, or no reason at all. Most commonly,...

A Dismissed Employee’s Duty to Mitigate

Jul 18, 2022

When an employee is terminated without cause, an employer is obligated to provide the employee with ...

Can My Employer Force Me To Return To The Office?

Jul 16, 2022

After two long years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers have become accustomed to performing the...

Employment Lawyers Discuss Statutory Holidays and Pay

Jul 05, 2022

If a statutory holiday falls on a weekend, are employees entitled to statutory holiday pay for that ...

3 Benefits Of Having Your Severance Package Reviewed By An Employment Lawyer

Jul 04, 2022

Your employer offered you a severance package, but it’s not quite what you expected. Is it what yo...

Should I Sign an Employment Contract?

Jul 03, 2022

Maybe you just received a job offer, and your new employer presented you with an employment contract...

What Constitutes a Valid Resignation by Law in Alberta?

Jan 24, 2022

Both sides of the employment/employer line have legal responsibilities to each other when parting wa...

Ontario Superior Court Revisits Whether COVID-19 Layoff is Constructive Dismissal

Apr 27, 2021

In its April 27, 2021 decision in Coutinho v Ocular Health Centre (2021 ONSC 3076), the On...

Independent Contractor vs Employee: A Costly Difference

Jan 18, 2021

Independent contractor versus employee, they may seem easy to distinguish but are you sure you know ...