In nearly every situation where an employee has been terminated for just cause, both the employee and the employer are angry. Employers frequently express shock upon discovering what they [...]

For many executives, a great portion of their remuneration is derived from company shares. In the context of wrongful dismissal litigation, the value of those shares can become even more [...]

An employer has an obligation to provide a harassment-free and healthy work environment.  Ontario’s human rights legislation does not require an employee to be the direct target of a hateful or [...]

There are practices that an employer can put into play at the outset of the hiring process to ensure that they are reaching out to a diverse talent pool.  This could extend to posting job [...]

Importantly, Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act do provide employment protections against discrimination in hiring and promotion based on race, creed, sex, amongst [...]

Many employers require employees to agree to a probationary period (usually 3 months, but sometimes longer) during which the employer can dismiss the employee for any lawful reason whatsoever [...]

According to articles in the Harvard Business Review and the Arizona Daily Star, a US Federal jury has recently awarded 3.8 million dollars in damages to a Tucson paramedic after the Tucson Fire [...]

Generally, if an employer wishes to dismiss an employee and end the employment relationship, they are free to do so as long as they provide sufficient notice, or pay in lieu of notice. This is to [...]

In an age of increasing protest against government policy decisions, what role can courts and tribunals play in challenging these decisions? Divisional Court Weighs In The Divisional Court of [...]

For employers and employees alike, lay-offs continue to be a largely misunderstood area of employment law. Many employers and employees believe that a lay-off occurs when the employer ends the [...]