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By Marcia Scheffler | 4 Minutes Read April 22, 2014

Managing risk in not-for-cause employee terminations

My Human Resources college professors used to ask students on a regular basis when it was OK for employers to terminate employees without cause. The answer, in theory, is that the employer can terminate an employee at any time! However...

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / Business, common law obligations, common-law entitlements, employment law, employment standards act, just cause, managing terminations, non-unionized workplaces, not-for-cause termination, poor performance, prohibited grounds, reason for the termination, respectful termination, statutory notice, Statutory severance, terminate employees without cause, termination, termination notice, termination pay, termination without cause, terminations, wrongful dismissal

By Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers | 7 Minutes Read December 12, 2011

The sale of a business and some implications for employers and employees

Last month I was consulted by a woman with respect to a new employment agreement that she wanted reviewed. The employment opportunity presented to her was by a company that had purchased the software company she was currently employed with for the past 19 years. Her salary remained the same, as did the total of her bonus, although the bonus structure was altered to reflect seemingly unattainable goals. While the new bonus structure did in fact reflect the purchasing company’s exact bonus structure with all of its existing employees, this arrangement was originally her main concern.

Article by Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / canadian employment law, common law, common law obligations, company takeovers, employment law, employment standards act, ESA, ESA obligations, Nokes vs. Doncaster, novation, sale of a business, seniority, Sorel vs. Tomenson Whitehead, successor employer, termination, terminations, transitional contract, wrongful dismissal, years of service

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