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In a significant employment law ruling, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hannan v. Scouts Canada, 2024 ONSC 5361, addressed the issue of procedural fairness in the dismissal of volunteers.

Employers who have employees working off site, providing services to clients on a regular basis, should take note of the case of "Hermann Cebert v. Groupe d’imprimerie Saint-Joseph Inc."

The Quebec Court of Appeal has established that employees who terminate their employment relationship without notice may work for a competitor without necessarily violating their duty of loyalty.

A common argument that arises between employers and employees is one of "resignation vs dismissal". This is especially true where there has...

The recent decision of Timmins v. Artisan Cells ("Timmins") is in line with existing case law, and represents a sobering reminder of the significant potential liability for employers...

Ending an employment relationship can be fraught with legal risks. Sometimes these risks arise even before the employee has started working for the employer.

A labour arbitrator has refused to reinstate a discharged Registered Nurse.

Employment agreements frequently contain saving provisions, also known as fail-safe provisions. These provisions are meant to ensure that if an employee's employment...

A recent Ontario case provides a good reminder of the importance of a clear and thorough employment contract.

A snowplow driver's bad driving record, not his workplace violence complaint, was the reason for his dismissal, the Ontario Labour Relations Board has decided.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been, and continues to be, the source of many uncertainties for employers. Among other things, the characterization of the COVID-19 pandemic...

A summary judgment is a procedure used during civil litigation to promptly and expeditiously dispose of a case without a trial or the pre-trial processes such as examinations for discovery and production of documents.

Two recent decisions of the Ontario Courts (in Dufault and Kopyl) serve as stark reminders that: Our courts continue to be ready and willing to find new ways to strike down termination clauses...

In the recent decision of Klonteig v. West Kelowna (District), 2018 BCSC 124, the BC Supreme considered when an employer could terminate the employment relationship based on off-duty conduct.

Recently, the Prince Edward Island Supreme Court in IUOE Local 942 v. Health P.E.I., 2014 PESC 31 (CanLII) heard an application by a union for judicial review.

In the recent decision of Dibble v. Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc., 2024 BCSC 1066, the B.C. Supreme Court provided a helpful reminder...

In the case of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1620 v. Lower Churchill Transmission Construction Employers' Assn. Inc. (Uprichard Grievance), [2017] N.L.L.A.A. No. 4, the arbitrator was faced with a reconsideration of his earlier decision to uphold the discharge of an employee for his failure to disclose medical marijuana use.