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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read August 30, 2018

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that clarified the limitation period for a wrongful dismissal claim starts as soon as working notice is provided, the Morneau Shepell survey which shows employers in Canada are expecting salaries to increase by an average of 2.6 percent in 2019, and guidelines on obtaining meaningful consent.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Privacy / Alberta Personal Information Protection Act, British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act, collecting personal information, collection, compensation, consent, employment law, employment standards act, ESA, Jones v Freidman, limitation period for wrongful dismissal, meaningful consent, obtaining consent, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy policies, Quebec Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, salary increases, Severance pay, use and disclosure of personal information, wages, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 30, 2018

What one has earned – Courts impose compensation where parties fail to solidify a contract

While quantum meruit is a method by which a party who has given value to another to their own detriment may seek redress, the better alternative remains for parties to arrive at clearly agreed upon terms and to commit those terms to writing.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Finance and Accounting, Payroll / contract, contractual agreement, employment contract, quantum meruit

By Stringer LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 29, 2018

Court disregards release where settlement “unconscionable”

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance, even though he had signed a release in exchange for a severance package when his employment ended.

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / appealing LTD claim, best practices, Disability benefits, employment standards act, imbalance of bargaining power, Long-term disability, LTD, Ontario Superior Court, Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, test for unconscionability, vulnerable employee

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