Howard V. Benson Group Highlights the Risks of Fixed-term Employment Agreements
Employers should exercise caution in drafting fixed-term employment agreements, particularly with respect to provisions designed to shorten the term of the agreement. Where a termination provision in a fixed-term employment agreement is rendered unenforceable, the employee may be entitled to wages for the balance of the fixed term, without any reduction for mitigated damages. The […]
Reinstatement Appropriate Many Years After Discriminatory Termination
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”144″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v. Fair, 2016 ONCA 421 Facts Ms. Sharon Fair started her employment with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (the “School Board”) in 1988.
A Cautionary Tale on Employer Liability
Employers are often taken aback by the contents of Statements of Claim alleging wrongful dismissal, which typically contain a laundry list of demands for various amounts of money
Financial Post: Why a tossed beer can and an online mob should get you thinking about protecting your brand
For the Financial Post, Laura Williams wrote about a beer can toss incident during a Toronto Blue Jays game that ignited social media outrage, and employers’ responses to employees’ off-duty conduct. See an excerpt below: Why a tossed beer can and an online mob should get you thinking about protecting your brand The ballgame beer-toss […]
Revisited: Employees Receiving Pay in Lieu of Notice Not Necessarily Entitled to Bonus Payout
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned the Superior Court of Justice’s 2015 decisionin Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc. regarding an employee’s right to bonus payments