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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read December 8, 2020

Doug’s top 5 employment law stories of 2020

The top employment law stories of 2020 covering employment related pandemic issues, terminations, the wage subsidy and remote working.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / COVID-19, employment contracts, employment law, Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd, remote working, temporary layoffs, termination, wage subsidy, Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, work from home Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 4 Minutes Read January 7, 2020

Termination clauses: (Yet) another one bites the dust

I advise employers and employees and therefore regularly draft and review termination clauses. The issue of whether a termination clause complies with the minimum notice requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) may be the most litigated issue in employment law over the past 5 years. So employment lawyers like me pay close attention to what the courts are saying on this issue.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contract negotiations, employment contracts, employment law, Employment Stadards Act, termination clauses

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read December 24, 2019

Top 10 most-read First Reference Talks blog posts for 2019

This year on the First Reference Talks blog, we’ve been covering some of the hot topics in employment and labour law and employee management. Making the list this year are blog posts on the topic of termination (again), on breaching confidentiality, privacy and the duty to accommodate among others.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy / breach of confidentiality, Discretionary bonus, Dismissal, employment contracts, employment law, pay reduction, planned layoffs, poor performance, progressive discipline, Severance pay

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