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By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read May 31, 2019

Common law reasonable notice of termination for independent contractors?

In the recent decision in Cormier v 1772887 Ontario Limited, an Ontario Superior Court judge stated that in some circumstances it would be reasonable to consider an employee’s years of service as an independent contractor in calculating his or her common law reasonable notice period.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contracts, dependent contractor, employment law, employment relationship, independent contractor, pay in lieu of notice of termination, pay in lieu of reasonable notice, reasonable notice of termination

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read May 31, 2019

A class divided can stand – Supreme Court of Canada holds that businesses cannot piggyback on consumers to escape arbitration agreements

By a 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court of Canada reversed a line of Ontario cases and held that s. 7(5) of province’s Arbitration Act, 1991 does not give courts discretion to decline to enforce arbitration agreements between businesses, even when those businesses are members of a class alongside consumers under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / arbitration, Arbitration Act, arbitration agreements, Class Proceedings Act, consumer contracts, consumer protection, Consumer Protection Act, freedom of contract

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minute Read May 30, 2019

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with job offer acceptance, bonuses after the death of an employee and gender inequalities.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Payroll / bonuses, employment law, gender discrimination, gender inequality, Job offer

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