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By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 3 Minutes Read April 18, 2022

BC case deals with enforceability of handbook termination clause, when a termination took place and frustration under COVID

In Verigen v. Ensemble Travel Ltd., (2021 BCSC 1934) Justice Milman had a situation of a 55 year old Business Development Director (really more of a sales person) with 13 months service who was given a temporary layoff notice at the beginning of COVID.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employment Standards, Payroll / COVID-19, employment law, frustration of, termination, Termination clause Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 11, 2022

How exceptional – severance and long notice periods

It is a well-established principle of Ontario employment law that, barring exceptional circumstances, the maximum severance period an employee can expect to receive upon dismissal tops out at 24 months. Ontario’s Court of Appeal has reaffirmed this point time and again.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employment Standards, Payroll / Dismissal, employment law, notice period, older long service employees, severance, termination Leave a Comment

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read April 1, 2022

Not everything is bad faith

In the world of employment, Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd. established a duty on the part of employers to act in good faith while in the course of dismissal. In the decade or so following that decision, virtually every wrongful dismissal included an allegation of bad faith.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / bad faith, Dismissal, duty of good faith, employment law, termination 1 Comment

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