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Job abandonment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 4 Minutes Read July 19, 2021

Off sick for 2 years with no medical note is not job abandonment

In Hettrick v Triple F Paving (2021 ONSC 208) Miller J. had a situation where a 73 year old office manager with 21 years of service went off on a sick leave. Her employer asked for a medical note but did not say that in the absence of a medical note she would deemed to have quit.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / doctrine of frustration, employment law, entitlement to reasonable notice, Job abandonment, medical note, Notice of termination, reasona, sick leave, termination

By Sultan Lawyers | 3 Minutes Read May 28, 2021

When is a job considered abandoned?

key employeesWith Ontario expected to lift the state-of-emergency shortly and the resumption of non-essential business operations, employers may begin to consider recalling employees who have been temporarily laid-off or placed on a deemed job-protected leave.

Article by Sultan Lawyers / Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / Absenteeism, human rights, Job abandonment, misconduct, resignation, temporary layoff, termination, termination for cause

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read March 9, 2021

When does an AWOL employee abandon her job?

key employeesThis blog summarizes the Hettrick v Triple F Paving case which recently considered the issue of job abandonment.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, Job abandonment, medical certificate, medical leave, medical note, sick leave

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