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A recent court decision makes it clear that management must maintain a healthy workplace culture.

The British Columbia Supreme Court's decision in Shalagin v Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership

In recent cases such as Smith v Vauxhall Co-Op Petroleum Limited, 2017 ABQB 525 and Garnett v Alberta Motor Association, 2017 ABPC 267, Alberta courts have cautioned employers...

In December 2022, the Alberta legislature passed a bill allowing for an increase to the limit on civil claims in the Alberta Court of Justice (formerly, the Provincial Court of Alberta and sometimes referred...

Part III of the Canada Labour Code contains unjust dismissal provisions that apply to private Canadian employers subject to federal jurisdiction.

Termination clauses in Ontario employment contracts have been voided by the Ontario courts in many recent court actions.

The enforceability of contractual termination provisions can be a contentious issue when they limit an employee's entitlements in the event of a termination without cause to the bare statutory minimum.

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses of an employment agreement were unlawful, rendering the otherwise lawful termination provision invalid and the employment agreement unenforceable.

The Supreme Court of Canada made it clear in its 2008 decision in Honda Canada v. Keays that punitive damages awards in wrongful dismissal cases are available only in exceptional circumstances.

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered an employer-friendly decision in upholding a termination clause in an employment...

There are different schools of thought as to the amount of detail that should be contained in a discipline/discharge letter.

Two recent Ontario decisions delved into the murky waters of when punitive or aggravated damages should be awarded in cases of wrongful dismissal.

Today, Toronto Public Health and Peel Public Health announced that they will each issue Section 22 Orders that will require certain businesses with five or more cases of COVID-19 in the previous...

In a previous blog post, we summarized Hogan v. 1187938 B.C. Ltd, 2021 BCSC 1021 (Hogan), where the British Columbia Supreme Court ("BCSC") deducted Canada Emergency Response Benefit Program...

For the past half-decade, the interpretation of termination clauses have been front and centre in employment litigation in Ontario.

If the agreement is unclear and ambiguous, it will generally be interpreted in favour of the employee due to the vulnerability of the individual employee and the imbalance...

Canadian employment law faces evolving challenges as courts navigate cross-border contractor disputes, bad faith termination damages, and the potential prohibition of non-compete clauses under proposed federal legislation. Recent judicial decisions highlight critical distinctions between employee rights and contractual obligations, while examining the interplay between asset purchase agreements and employment contracts in business transactions.