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By Achkar Law | 2 Minutes Read August 24, 2021

Mandatory vaccines: Can employees be fired for not getting vaccinated?

With mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies rolling out in many workplaces across Ontario, managing employees who choose not to get vaccinated can become a difficult task. While some employees cannot get vaccinated for a medical reason, others may choose not to get vaccinated for personal reasons.

Article by Achkar Law / Health and Safety, Human Rights / common law reasonable notice, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, mandatory vaccination, Ontario Human Rights Code, vaccination, vaccination policy

By Sultan Lawyers | 3 Minutes Read July 28, 2021

The impact of inducement on the reasonable notice period

Across Canada, employers are obligated to provide financial assistance to employees who have been dismissed from their employment in the form of reasonable notice, pay in lieu of notice, or some combination of both notice and pay in lieu.

Article by Sultan Lawyers / Employment Standards, Payroll / common law reasonable notice, employment contract, employment law, inducement, length of service, pay in lieu of notice, reasonable notice period, recruitment strategy

By Stringer LLP | 2 Minutes Read November 16, 2017

Short service employee gets four months’ pay in lieu of reasonable notice

Some employers erroneously believe that there is a “rule of thumb” in the common law that employees are entitled to a month of notice per year of service. The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that there is no such rule, and that determinations of reasonable notice must be based on an assessment of all relevant factors.

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / common law reasonable notice, employment law, enforceability of termination clauses, reasonable notice, short service employee, termination, Termination clause, termination notice

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