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The past few years have seen a wave of Canadian court awards involving significant reasonable notice periods for short service employees, and the recent B.C. case of Greenlees v. Starline Windows Ltd

A recent ruling from the Ontario Small Claims Court offers valuable insights for employers regarding what constitutes wrongful dismissal for an employee on lay-off.

Unions and the employees they represent are not monolithic. There are often disputes between them. It descends beyond the omnipresent historic complaints where employees with good grievances are denied the opportunity...

The warm weather is here and spring cleaning has begun. While most people think of dusting shelves, removing clutter and vacuuming the rug, we here at CCP are focused on tidying ...

Rodrigues v Fort McKay Strategic Services LP, 2025 ABKB 414 follows a trend of decisions in Alberta that demonstrate the ABKB's willingness to determine disputes outside of simple notice period analysis using summary judgment.

Employers frequently ask us whether they are allowed to suspend an employee, and, if they do so, whether there is a risk that the employee may sue for constructive dismissal.

In uncertain times, many employers look for creative ways to manage payroll, retain talent and minimize risk. These are not easy challenges to face.

In earlier blog posts, which can be found here and here, we wrote about the implications of Regulation 228/20 (the "Regulation"), enacted pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000(the "ESA").

When a business is sold, it is common that its employees will continue working for the purchaser after the sale. If the purchaser later decides to terminate their employment, complex issues around...

In recent years, there have been many decisions on the enforceability and interpretation of termination clauses in employment contracts...

Termination for justifiable cause without notice and without severance has been called the "capital punishment of employment law".

Terminating the employment of a senior executive can be expensive business.

The BC Supreme Court recently considered the enforceability of arbitration clauses in employment contracts, as was addressed in Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc. et al, 2019 ONCA 1 ("Uber").

The Federal Court of Canada's recent decision in Miawpukek First Nation v. Howse, 2022 FC 1501 reaffirmed the principle that unjust dismissal adjudicators appointed under the Canada Labour Code...

When an employee turns to the internet to engage in blogging and the subject matter of the blog is the workplace and co-workers, the content of the blog can undermine the employment relationship and lead to a termination of employment for just cause.

Whistleblower laws exist to protect employees who disclose wrongdoing within their organizations.

The Court of Appeal recently confirmed that an employee may be able to establish that they were physically incapable of mitigating their damages during a reasonable notice period, even without expert medical evidence.