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On October 27th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010′s "Jerry Agar Show" discussing how private lives impact public life in the workplace.

On March 20th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on CityNews at Six discussing the firing of two TTC executives after the Spadina subway extension goes over budget.

The Ontario Divisional Court has recently upheld the trial judgment in Ghanny v. 498326 Ontario Limited (Ghanny)

Mr. Teljeur was employed as a General Manager for Pinestone Resort ("Pinestone") in Haliburton, Ontario for a period of just over three years.

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an employee's pension payments cannot be deducted from an award of damages for wrongful dismissal.

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a school had just cause to fire a teacher who had "committed acts of misconduct, including the creation of false marks and inaccurate grades and then lying to cover up the improprieties".

Understanding British Columbia labour and employment law can be a complicated matter. For example, individuals may find it surprisingly difficult to ascertain whether one is an "employee" in the eyes of the law.

With the abolition of a mandatory retirement age in Ontario, many practitioners have queried whether this would result in notice periods being lengthened in wrongful dismissals.

Hélène Bussières et Charif El-Khouri, membres du groupe Emploi et travail de notre bureau de Montréal, ont rédigé dernièrement un article de fond (en anglais seulement) dans la revue Canadian

This article discusses employee constructive dismissal claims becoming commonplace and the questions an employee might ask themselves when faced with a difficult working environment.

Can a without-cause dismissal be recharacterized later as for cause - even if the material circumstances were known to the employer before the dismissal?

In the wake of this amendment, many municipal health officials have issued directives and recommendations on the topic of workplace vaccination policies.

In an earlier post here, we spoke about the possibility of alleging frustration of contract when an employee is absent for a lengthy period due to illness or disability.

On March 4th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010 "Jim Richards Show" discussing the situation involving a new mother in Calgary...

The Regulation applies throughout the COVID-19 period, which is from March 1, 2020 until the date that is six weeks after the day that the emergency is declared terminated.

It is fair to say that dismissals for "cause" (where no notice obligations are required by the employer as a result of the employee's conduct) are the exception rather than the rule in Ontario.

In Wilson v. Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Canada Labour Code precludes employers from dismissing employees subject to the Code without cause.