How can employers manage mental health-related concerns in their workplace as employees return to work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Read More...Contrary to popular opinion, any employee can be terminated at any time. Most dismissals are generally uncontestable by the employee.
Lawyer Zoë Roberts provides answers to questions on work refusals during COVID-19 and employers’ obligations to provide safe workplaces.
Many believe that common law notice is calculated based on 1 month for each completed year of service. While some employees are awarded notice that ap Read More...
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Doyle v. Zochem Inc. affirmed a Superior Court of Justice decision to award $60,000 in moral damages plus $25,000 for h Read More...
While employers in Ontario have a right to terminate their employees, there is also a requirement that the termination is done in good faith. If emplo Read More...
In Lawrence v. Norwood Industries Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that a working environment that was “far from ideal” was Read More...
In Covenoho v. Pendylum Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that Pendylum Inc. was entitled to terminate Covenoho without cause.