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At-Will Employment in Canada
You’ve been hired under an at-will employment contract and you’re wondering if this is enforceable in Canada – the answer is no.
What is At-Will Employment?
At-will employment is a type of employment that can be terminated at any point in time without providing cause and without providing any reason or notice to the employee.…
Notice Award Greater than 24 Months
When an employee is terminated without cause, they are offered a severance package. While many people believe that common law notice is generally one month per every year of service, this is not entirely accurate.
In determining what the common law notice period is, a court will use, but is not necessarily limited to,…
Is CERB Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages?
To help millions of Canadians, the Federal Government started the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program, which provided recipients with funding while they were unable to go back to or find new work.
A portion of the CERB recipients was also terminated. When an employee is terminated and provided a severance package, there can be…
The Future of Remote Employment
As the worst of the Pandemic moves further into our rearview mirror, more employers are asking their employees to return to the office either five days a week or in a hybrid model.
Who Can Work Remotely?
Not all employees are capable of working from home. It will depend on the nature of the…
Three-Dose Vaccination Policy is Reasonable According to Arbitrator
According to our wrongful dismissal lawyer in Toronto, there is a growing list of decisions in the labour context that support an employer’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccination. Recently, another arbitrator has ruled in the employer’s favour with regard to vaccine policies. However, this time there is an added wrinkle. In Regional Municipality of…
Return to Office Looms – What Employers and Employees should know
Now that Labour Day has passed, the expectation is that more Employers will continue to request that their employees return to the office. Bay Street law firms, big banks and companies such as Apple have announced that their employees will be returning to the office in a hybrid format. While not every company will require…
An Employees Right to Disconnect After Working Hours
A common complaint from employees (and their family and friends) is that they cannot seem to get away from work, even after they’ve left the office to go home at night. Technology has allowed many individuals to take their work home with them, which was only been exacerbated by the pandemic because so many people…
Recent Arbitrator Decision on Two-Dose Vaccination Policy in the Workplace
As Canada continues to move further away from the worst of the pandemic, it is likely some employers may begin to remove mandatory vaccination policies. Originally, they were put in place to prevent the spread of a potentially deadly disease in the workplace, providing employees with an added layer of protection. You can read more…