Category: Workplace Law
With the decline in general economic activity and increasing competition from low wage countries, what can employers do to lower their labour costs?
A human resources professional could help with issues
Many non-lawyers (and many non-employment lawyers) will make reference to a “rule of thumb” that provides that a terminated employee is entitled to one month per year of service.
However, in
One of the issues plaguing lawyers in giving advice to employees whose terms and conditions of employment have been altered is whether the employee should withdraw services and claim constructive
An employer tried to reduce its severance pay obligation by ceasing payments to a terminated employee when he found new employment. In the case (Allen v. Ainsworth in BC Supreme
It is undeniable that employers must not discriminate against employees because of pregnancy parental leave. That being said, sometimes legitimate business reasons require an employer to reorganize their work force.
In a recent decision in the Ontario Court of Appeal (Royal Bank of Canada v. Samson Management), the Court upheld guarantee language that was clearly designed to take away common-law