Constructive dismissal occurs when an employee is not formally terminated, but the employment relationship is nonetheless brought to an end in the eyes of the law. This can arise from the employer unilaterally making a single fundamental change, or from...
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Bardal v Globe & Mail is one of Canada’s most important employment law precedents. Although it is an Ontario court decision, its approach has been approved by the Supreme Court of Canada.
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After serving as the assistant advertising manager of the...
An employee who is fired without just cause is entitled to reasonable notice of termination or severance pay instead of that notice. Determining how much severance an employee is entitled to depends on several factors including legislation, the common law,...
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So you’re one of many who has been dismissed or are otherwise out of a job.
Has covid-19 changed your deadline for filling a civil claim for a wrongful dismissal action?
Maybe. It depends on when you were dismissed.
If your claim...
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Once upon a time, there was a royal family.
The ruler of the Kingdom was a King. He had three sons,...
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It’s an understatement to say the economy is currently bleak.
Anyone with employment is hanging onto it for dear life.
Dismissed employees who are looking for new work face a formidable task.
People are told to “stay home”. Many businesses have effectively...
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Recently, in Dubois v. Milne, the B.C. Court of Appeal considered a claim for an oppression remedy in the wrongful dismissal context.
The oppression remedy is a powerful way of addressing misconduct that has harmed a “shareholder.”
Section 227(2) of the Business...
Many employees off work amid COVID-19 are wondering about their rights.
Employers who have curtailed operations are wondering what liabilities may be lurking if upon resuming normal operations they return some but not all employees to work.
When Can Employers Lay off...
Sometimes tensions rise in the workplace and someone storms out the door in the heat of the moment.
Other times, an employee repeatedly fails to show up for work, without providing an explanation.
Or, an employer makes the workplace so intolerable for...
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Don Cherry was notoriously loud, outspoken and colourful, both in what he said and in what he wore. He was a permanent fixture on the Canadian hockey scene.
That came to an end this past Monday, Remembrance Day 2019.
After making a...
