OCA upholds ESA related termination clause
In Nemeth v Hatch (2018 ONCA 7), the Court was faced with the following termination clause:
common law reasonable notice of termination
Amberber v. IBM Canada Limited: Termination clause fails to rebut employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice
A recent summary judgment motion before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Amberber v. IBM Canada Limited, serves as an important reminder to employers of the need to draft contractual termination clauses with a high degree of clarity, or risk unanticipated liability in the event of a without cause dismissal.
Ontario judge strikes down yet another termination clause
Some employment contracts have termination clauses which state that an employee will receive notice of termination “in accordance with the Employment Standards Act” or words to that effect. The purpose of this clause is to take away the employee’s right to common law “reasonable” notice of termination. In 2000 an Ontario Superior Court judge concluded that this kind of language meant that an employer was only required to provide the employee with the minimum notice of termination stipulated in the ESA. Advantage employers.
