Retiring allowance and vesting of pension benefits
When an employee transfers a lump sum from his previous employer’s pension plan to an RRSP, have these employer contributions vested for the purposes of clause 60(j.1)(ii)(B) of the Income Tax Act? (In PDF)
Employer may rely upon after-acquired cause to justify termination
The British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a senior manager’s termination when it discovered after the termination without cause that during work hours the employee sent text messages to his subordinates soliciting illegal drugs.
No just cause to terminate employee refusing to take drug test
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court recently affirmed that an employee’s refusal to submit to drug test based on the employer’s meagre suspicions is not just cause for dismissal.
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