Labour Pains

What sort of consideration is required for an employer to make fundamental changes to the terms of an employee’s employment agreement? I...

Does a termination clause that only allows an employer to terminate an employee without notice for “just cause” comply with the provision...

Will an arbitration clause in independent contractor agreement always be found to be illegal, if, notwithstanding that to which the parti...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: An employer attempts to limit, by employing a contractual termination clause, its obligation to ...

What happens in an asset sale transaction, if the purchaser / new employer neglects to give actual notice to an employee of the vendor, w...

In an asset-sale transaction, if the purchaser offers to employ an employee of the vendor, can the purchaser vary some (or all) of the fu...

Does an employer’s undertaking to “comply with its obligations under the employment standards legislation” displace the common law presum...

Everyone knows that in the classic children's game, Rock, Paper, Scissors , scissors beat paper. But can scissors beat statutes? To...

(c) istock/miluxian It is often said that, “a magician never reveals his secrets.” If that is true, then it is a good thing that I am no...

(c) istock/Choreograph It’s here. On February 23, 2017, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its much anticipated decision in Wood v...

If an employment contract makes no mention of the payment of statutory severance in the event of a termination without cause, is the cont...

If you are an employer and you are looking to hire one or more new employees for your company, let me explain to you why you should hire ...

If an employment contract’s termination provision has the potential to violate the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 , but is legal...

What is the legal effect of being “on probation”? While this blog has looked at the issue of an employee being employed pursuant to a wri...

What is the most important and expensive word in Ontario employment law? “Benefits.” That one single word has cost more employers more mo...

What happens when a potential employee signs a letter of offer, which letter makes reference to an employment agreement “to follow”, the ...

Does an employer’s offer of legally required severance pay, provided that the employee signs a full and final release, mitigate against a...

In the perhaps never-ending battle between employers and employees with respect to the issue of the enforceability of employment contracts...

For years this blog has taken the position that if a termination provision in an employment contract does not technically violate the pro...

The modern English language is a powerful tool. However, it also has its challenges; synonyms, homonyms, and inexplicable exceptions to r...