Labour Pains

An employment law resource.
Sean Bawden, Partner, Kelly Santini LLP.
sbawden@ottawaemploymentlaw.com | 613.238.6321

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Saturday, 25 February 2023

Just Cause Not Yet a Lost Cause. Deliberate Destruction of Company Property Proper Basis for Summary Dismissal: ONSC

Is the intentional destruction of company property cause for termination of employment without notice? Does it meet the higher burden of s...

Sunday, 11 December 2022

The Trumping of Hope. The Court of Appeal for Ontario’s Merciless Approach to Contract Interpretation in Employment Law

On September 16, 2021, I published a post titled “Hope for Ontario's Employer Bar: The ONSC's Decision in Rahman v. Cannon Design ...

Saturday, 3 December 2022

“Discretionary” Bonuses Contain Implied Term that the Discretion Will be Exercised in a Fair and Reasonable Manner: ONCA

If a company describes an employee’s bonus payment as being “discretionary”, with the allocation of bonuses to employees being “purely sub...

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Lawyers Owe No Duty to Complainants When Acting as Workplace Investigator: ONSC

Does a lawyer acting as a workplace investigator owe a duty of care to the complainant in the workplace harassment case? In Mezikhovych v...

Saturday, 26 November 2022

“Lowered Expectations” – Catchy Sketch Comedy Jingle, Bad Legal Principal

Those of us of a certain age will remember a sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine that aired on Fox from 19...

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