Last month, The Advocates' Quarterly published an article by Paul Willetts entitled "Tagg Industries v. Rieder: Is Storing Pornography on a Work-Issued Laptop Cause for Dismissal".

Last week, Paul Willetts, was interviewed by Global National News as part of a report looking at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers'

Dismissing an employee is not a pleasant experience. But whether you like it or not, this is one task that most businesses will encounter at some point.

The majority of employment disputes are resolved long before they ever reach a court room.

The size of an employee's salary is often seen as an indicator of importance within an organization.

Beware the fixed-term employment contact. That should be every employer's mantra following the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court in McGuinty v. 1845035 Ontario Inc.

Making a complaint of workplace sexual harassment can be daunting. If the actual harassment ...might undermine their professional reputation.

Manchester may be best known for its premiership football teams and spawning the likes of Oasis and The Smiths.

Determining what conduct amounts to just cause for dismissal is no easy task

Wrongful dismissal disputes are fairly common. In our experience they often resolve through negotiation and infrequently progress far into the litigation process.

The following article highlights some of the changes set out in Bill 47.

The legal doctrine of frustration of contract is well known to employment lawyers but its application is not all that intuitive to the average employer or employee. In the recent case of Hoekstra v.

In a previous blog entry, we wrote about the laws surrounding secret recordings in the workplace. As we cautioned: "[b]efore creating such recordings, be sure to think carefully about the necessity...

Since the onset of the #metoo movement, Canadian society has been paying attention to (and grappling with the consequences of) sexual harassment to a previously unprecedented degree.

Employees are entitled to work in a respectful environment, free from harassment and discrimination.

Hiring a new worker can be exciting. Presumably, by the time you make the job offer, something about the candidate has impressed you and suggested this person is the one for the job.

As we have discussed in previous articles, if you are fired from work and decide to seek severance, you are required to take reasonable steps to find alternate comparable employment.

According to Restaurants Canada, the Canadian food service industry employs over 1.2 million people.

Generally speaking, employers have the right to dismiss employees that fail to report to work sober, and perform their duties in a safe manner,

Tagg Industries v. Rieder serves as a useful reminder of the importance of proving (and communicating to employees) a termination for cause, as well as the high threshold that employers must meet in such circumstances.