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The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) recently provided further guidance on the enforceability of termination clauses and wrongfully dismissed employees’ entitlement to damages for the lost [...]

The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) recently provided further guidance on the enforceability of termination clauses and wrongfully dismissed employees’ entitlement to damages for the lost [...]

Termination of employment can be risky for employers.

Since 2017, Ontario courts have had a great deal to say about the enforceability of termination clauses in employment agreements. However, the majority of these cases, have focused on what [...]

Employment relationships, like most relationships, typically start off with the best of intentions in both parties’ minds.

A series of Ontario decisions in 2017 and 2018 demonstrated that termination clauses are tricky business!

Because of the special nature of an employment relationship, employers have an obligation to act in good faith and to deal fairly with their employees.

In our December 5, 2016 blog post, we wrote about the Divisional Court’s 2016 decision in Nagribianko v Select Wine Merchants Ltd., in which the Divisional Court confirmed that an employer that [...]