Service Area: Employment, Labour, and Human Rights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023 UPDATE: Supreme Court of Canada upholds Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision and remits matter back to Provincial Offences Court for a determination[...]

The WSIB regime operates much like an insurance policy against claims of workplace injury. Where an employer is covered under WSIB, employees cannot sue their[...]

Claims of constructive dismissal are typically triggered by adverse changes to an employee’s position such as the loss of managerial responsibilities, significant wage cuts and[...]

The Mann Lawyers Employment, Labour and Human Rights service group has extensive experience working with employers, employees and unions in a diversity of work environments. [...]

At law, employers can terminate employees at any time and for any reason (as long as it is not discriminatory) provided the employer provides sufficient[...]

The law of severance is dynamic and at times confusing. One common misperception is the purpose of severance itself. Many people believe that a severance[...]

A recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 has put the enforceability of many[...]

With the rollout of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, employers and most employees are looking forward to a return to some semblance of normalcy and, for[...]

With the economic downturn resulting from COVID-19, employees and unions are looking to secure their future place in the workplace. One question we are often[...]