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British Columbia employers do not need to provide reasons when terminating employment without cause, and in most cases should refrain from doing so. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision confirms that failing to provide reasons for a without cause termination does not breach the duty of good faith in the manner of dismissal.

A recent decision of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice provides helpful guidance to Ontario employers on the standard of workplace investigation in the context of a termination for cause

Ms. Ogden moved to Canada from China in 2000 where she obtained her Bachelor of Commerce.

In a decision issued October 17, 2019, Morningstar v. Hospitality Fallsview Holdings Inc. the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal ("WSIAT") found that a worker's right to file

We tend to think of the end of an employment relationship as a clear binary – you either quit or you get fired. Sometimes the relationship ends, but it is not exactly clear how it ended.

À moins de la commission d’une faute grave, tel que l’entend la Loi sur les normes du travail, par le salarié ou d’une entente avec le salarié, la réponse est NON.

Starting with some employment law basics; employers in Ontario "can" terminate an employee's employment with or without cause. I say "can", because there are some exceptions to this rule, such as the termination...

Generally, if an employee voluntarily resigns from his or her employment, the employee cannot bring an action for wrongful dismissal.

In Lagala v. Patene Building Supplies Ltd, 2024 ONSC 253 (CanLII), the employee was dismissed for cause and commenced a wrongful dismissal action against her former employer...

Employment agreements require more than just updated termination clauses to remain enforceable. This article examines critical pitfalls that can undermine even well-drafted contracts, including illegal probationary periods...

Employers are obligated to accommodate disabled employees to the point of undue hardship. Accommodation often requires arranging an employee's job ...

A mutual separation, also referred to as a "mutual exit" or "retirement agreement" is a mutually agreeable arrangement between an employer and employee providing for, among other things, the cessation...

An Ontario court has ruled on whether a former employee is entitled to an annual bonus after resigning, examining the enforceability of a verbal bonus policy that required active employment at the time of payment. The decision explores the boundaries of discretionary bonus programs and the circumstances under which unwritten employment policies may be upheld by courts.

Recently the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") determined that an employee's silence does not equal a condonation to a temporary layoff.

Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue was recently considered by the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Fredrickson v Newtech Dental Laboratory.

In Corporation of the City of Calgary v Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 583, 2023 CanLII 20867 (AB GAA), Arbitrator James T. Casey dismissed the union's grievance of an employee's...

Recently, the Alberta Court of Appeal partially overturned the lower Court's decision in Kosteckyj. The Court's decision reaffirms the test for constructive dismissal and finds...

In Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373 (CanLII), the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's decision that the employee's surreptitious...