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By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read April 30, 2014

Mistaken termination, no wrongful dismissal

Ten months after Imelda Roche went on medical leave, her employer sent her a termination letter, believing that she was better but choosing not to return to work. But when the employer found out Roche was still not well, it rescinded the termination and restored her benefits. Roche wasn't impressed and sued for wrongful dismissal at the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, health benefits, long-term disability leave, medical leave, mistaken termination, Newfoundland and Labrador, poor communication, repudiation of contract, restoring benefits, restructuring, Return to work, revoking termination, severance, terminating employee on medical leave, termination, termination with cause, workplace communication, wrongful dismissal

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read April 30, 2014

Business trademarks may be displayed in Quebec in a language other than French

On April 9, 2014, the Quebec Superior Court ruled that businesses in Quebec may continue to display their trademarks on public signs outside their premises in a language other than French if no French version of the trademark has been registered.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Business / Business, businesses in Quebec, Charter of the French Language, Doing business in Quebec, francization certificates, French generic descriptor, la loi 101, language other than French, language rules, Office québécois de la langue française, public signs and posters and commercial advertising, Quebec, registered trademarks, Regulation Respecting the Language of Commerce and Business, trademark exception, trademarks, trademarks on public signs, Une marque de respect de la loi

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 29, 2014

Canada’s wage journey Infographic: Ten years of minimum wage and its history

Minimum wage is ever increasing. In light of the 2014 minimum wage increases in several provinces and territories in Canada, we wanted to take a look back at the journey of minimum wage in our country and all of its jurisdictions in this infographic.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / 2014 minimum wage increases, Canada's wage journey, employment law, Hourly rate, Hourly rates, infographic, minimum wage, Minimum wage increase, minimum wage increases, Minimum wage infographic, profile of minimum wages in the past ten years, Statistics Canada

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