Showing posts with label Justice Sidney N. Lederman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Justice Sidney N. Lederman. Show all posts

Saturday 31 December 2016

Ontario Judge Finds Temporary Coverage Employee Entitled to Balance of One-Year Contract

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When is a contract to cover someone’s maternity leave a fixed-term employment contract? That was the question that the Honourable Justice Sidney N. Lederman of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was asked to resolve in the case of Ballim v Bausch & Lomb Canada Inc., 2016 ONSC 6307.

In short, the answer is: While an indefinite contract with a termination clause is just what it sounds, so is a “one-year contract”. The lesson for employers is be careful what words you use.