On December 2, 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021, that presented employee friendly changes to workplace laws. In response to Bill 27, the …
Mandatory Vaccination in the Workplace and an Employer’s Duty to Accommodate
In response to the mandatory vaccination announcement made by the Ontario government on September 22, 2021, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has published a Policy Statement breaking down the …
When is a termination provision unenforceable for not being brought to the employee’s attention?
Modern employment agreements typically include harsh termination provisions which seek to limit an employee’s rights to the statutory minimum. (See my previous blog post where I outline employees’ common law …
ESA “severance” pay applies to a lot more employees than it used to
Qualifying employees typically have two “buckets” of entitlements when they are let go by their employers: Common law entitlements. Statutory entitlements. Common law notice is often the most significant of …
Ocean Nutrition: Employees are entitled to notice before being let go – virtually always including any bonuses and commissions
Summary When an employee is wrongfully dismissed, they are entitled to a retroactive payment of “reasonable notice” from their employer. (“Reasonable notice” is a judicial assessment of the length of …
How much notice should employees get before being let go?
Chances are, employees are entitled to what’s called “common law notice” a.k.a. “reasonable notice” before being let go. (Although employers are allowed to write employment contracts in such a way …