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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read September 15, 2023

Independent contractors have a duty to mitigate loss of fixed-term work

We have continually cautioned readers about the use of fixed-term employment contracts. The reason is simple: should fixed-term contracts be ended early, there is a high probability that dismissed employees may be entitled to payment for the balance of the remaining term.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / dependent contractors, duty to mitigate, employment law, fixed-term contracts, fixed-term work, independent contractors, worker classification Leave a Comment

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 6 Minutes Read June 9, 2017

Alberta employment and labour law reforms passed

On June 7, 2017, outside of House sitting, Bill 17, Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act received royal assent. This means effective January 1, 2018, most of the new rules updating employment and labour law in union and non-union Alberta workplace will come into force.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Alberta Employment Standards Code, bereavement leave, Bill 17, citizenship ceremony leave, Compassionate Care Leave, Critical Illness of Child leave, Death or Disappearance of a Child leave, dependent contractors, domestic violence leave, employment law, employment standards code, Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act, hours of work, Labour Relations Code, Long-term Illness and Injury leave, maternity leave, overtime, Personal and Family Responsibility leave, secret ballot, Statutory holiday pay

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 2 Minutes Read November 11, 2016

Dependent contractors: Entitlement to reasonable notice

unjust dismissalThe recent decision of Keenan v. Canac Kitchens, confirms that dependent contractors are entitled to reasonable notice of employment termination. The required notice period can extend to years, and such as in this case, amount to 26 months.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / dependent contractors, employment law, Employment termination, fresh consideration, reasonable notice, reasonable notice of employment termination, wrongful dismissal

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