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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read July 8, 2022

What is “consideration”? Employers beware when implementing new agreements

Consider this: you provide a new agreement to an existing employee. The agreement contains a termination clause limiting the employee’s entitlements upon termination to the minimum under the statute. The employee signs the contract. Several years later, after dismissing the employee and providing them with their minimum statutory entitlements, you receive a letter from the employee’s lawyer seeking 24 months of pay in lieu of notice.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / consideration, Dismissal, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, termination, written contract Leave a Comment

By SpringLaw | 2 Minutes Read May 11, 2022

Offer letters vs employment contracts

esources issues like never before. Employers would be well-advised to consider the ways in which their actions at every step of the employment relationship, including those taken at the very beginning, can create or mitigate legal risks. 

Article by SpringLaw / Employment Standards / consideration, employment contract, employment law, employment relationship, fresh consideration, offer letter Leave a Comment

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 2 Minutes Read April 6, 2018

What happens to employment contracts when an employer sells the assets of its business?

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has confirmed that in an asset sale, a purchaser’s offer of employment to a seller’s employee can constitute consideration for changes in an employment contract — including a new termination clause.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / consideration, contractual termination provisions, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, lack of consideration, reasonable notice, Termination provisions, wrongful dismissal

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