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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read January 13, 2023

Equity compensation and effective communication of adverse terms

Does your organization provide equity compensation to employees? Stock options, restricted stock units, stock purchase plans, and performance shares are just some of the possibilities. Whatever the form, equity compensation has grown increasingly popular. This fact has also spurred greater employment litigation concerning equity entitlements.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employment Standards, Payroll / effective communication, employment contracts, employment law, equity compensation, performance shares, stock purchase plans, termination, Termination clause, termination clauses in employment contracts Leave a Comment

By SpringLaw | 4 Minutes Read November 9, 2022

Termination clauses going into 2023 – What employers need to know

Enforceable termination clauses are one of the best benefits an employer can get out of entering into a written employment agreement with an employee. While an employer likely hopes that they’ll never have to terminate an employee, that won’t likely be the reality for any longstanding business.

Article by SpringLaw / Employment Standards / employment contracts, employment law, termination, termination clauses, termination obligations, Termination provisions, Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, without notice Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read August 16, 2022

Impact of employment contracts on hiring in a tight job market

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Canada’s unemployment rate is very low at the moment and employers in many different industries are therefore finding it very difficult to fill vacant positions.

Enter the typical employment contract which is usually one sided in favour of the employer. In the past, employees may not have read them too carefully and those that did typically held their collective noses and signed. Now employees are in a much better negotiating position.

So the question becomes: Does using your standard employment contract put you at a competitive disadvantage in a tight job market.

For example, how does a prospective employee in this job market view a probationary clause and do you really need one?

Similarly, how will many (perhaps most) potential job applicants react to an offer which requires them to attend at the office 5 days a week when they are now accustomed to working remotely?

Often an employer uses … Continue reading “Impact of employment contracts on hiring in a tight job market”

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Business, Employment Standards / employment contracts, employment law, hiring, non-solicitation clause, probationary clause, remote work, Termination clause Leave a Comment

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