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Many multinational employers blindly assume that they are required to defend a case wherever it is commenced, without considering the prospect of a jurisdictional challenge.

very recent case from British Columbia provides notice to employers that they should not underestimate what a court may award as reasonable notice to a long-service employee simply because the employee held a modest, lower level type job.

Ontario's Court of Appeal has issued a landmark decision in Merrifield v. Canada (Attorney General), emphatically rejecting the notion that "harassment" is a tenable cause of action and a freestanding tort.

Effective November 12, 2025, the Province of British Columbia has updated the rules under the Employment Standards Act and its regulation regarding short-term health-related...

Mr. Khan commenced legal proceedings, alleging that he was in fact an employee of Ace Courier, and accordingly was entitled to reasonable notice or pay in lieu of notice.

Penned in the midst of England's Civil War, Milton's great pamphlet published 370 years ago remains seminal to recent events at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal1, has confirmed that employees who are entitled to termination pay under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 20002 (the "ESA"), will also be able to claim damages for wrongful dismissal under common law.

With the proliferation of contractors in the modern economy, the number of debates about employee status - is this an employee or a contractor? - continues to increase.

Yet another decision reminds employers about proper conduct when dismissing employees. In Teljeur v Aurora Hotel Group, 2023 ONSC 1324, the court awarded $15,000 in moral damages...

A recent Ontario labour arbitration decision confirms the importance of having employment and benefits documents drafted with care.

A decision by an Ontario arbitrator provides a striking illustration of the principle of arbitral deference and is a cautionary tale about the potential use of audio recordings.

The continued scrutiny by Canadian courts of post-employment covenants is confirmed in a recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal.

On January 1, 2021, the Canada Labour Code (the "Code") was amended to include new Work Place Harassment and Violence Regulations (the "Regulations")

More, and possibly quite substantive, changes to Ontario's labour and employment laws are on their way.

The courts have long struggled with the degree of deference which should be shown to labour relations arbitrators. As labour disputes become increasingly complex, it is more and more difficult to see anything like a "simple" case.

Ontario employers take note: compliance deadlines for two significant requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) are just three months away.

A recent Alberta decision affirms that an employer's reasonable vaccination policy will be upheld.

The media has taken a keen interest in a recent story about Shauna Hunt, the CityNews reporter who recently confronted a group of men outside a Toronto FC game.