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If you have lost your employment due to COVID-19, there are a variety of different avenues available to you to make a claim for lost income.

When an employee asserts that they have been constructively dismissed, it is not always clear what the next steps should be for either the employee or the employer.

In Van den Boogaard v. Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd., 2014 BCCA 168, the B.C. Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed that a supervisor's conduct of procuring drugs from an employee under his/her supervision will support a finding of just cause

On October 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released an important decision for employers and employees in Canada regarding an employee's entitlement to bonuses...

A recent Nova Scotia Labour Board decision considered whether an employee with 11 years' service was dismissed for cause when he used an employee discount policy for a "friend", contrary to company policy.

As a result of the serendipity of of the holidays falling upon the next two Wednesdays, Christmas and New Year’s Day have come early for my readers.

While Fixed-term employment contracts may, at first blush, seem like an attractive option, the risks often outweigh the benefits.

With COVID-19 dominating all aspects of life for most of 2020, including the workplace, it is hard to imagine that Ontario courts...

The debate continues as to whether the Ontario Labour Relations Board has jurisdiction to hear harassment-reprisal complaints under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, but another Vice-Chair of the OLRB has said "yes".

In Kim v. BT Express Freight Systems (2020), 317 A.C.W.S. (3d) 255, Ontario's Superior Court confirmed that an employer may be liable for damages if it withdraws an accepted offer of employment

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently rendered a decision in Ruston v. Keddco MFG. (2011) Ltd., 2019 ONCA 125,

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in Boyer v. Callidus, 2024 ONSC 20, is a cautionary tale for employers that demonstrates the importance of ensuring employment contracts...

The charade of bumping an employee into a position with little more than a title is a recipe for a lawsuit.

In November 2009, Atomic Energy Canada Limited ("AECL") dismissed a procurement supervisor after four and a half years of service.

In Teljeur v Aurora Hotel Group, 2023 ONSC 1324, Justice McKelvey of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a terminated employee $15,000 in moral damages because the employer acted...

What will arrive first; the employee with their doctor’s note or the employer with the discharge letter?

A key way employers control severance cost risk is to hire employees under written employment contracts that specifically limit what the employee's severance entitlements will be upon termination.

On May 31, 2010, the Liquor Distribution Branch ("LDB") terminated Ms. Vernon from her employment, for just cause.