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By Achkar Law | 3 Minutes Read September 16, 2020

Pandemic lessons: Up-to-date termination and layoff clauses

two people workingEmployers making dismissal decisions would be best served with employment contracts that grant flexibility in these circumstances with a properly drafted layoff clause. Why? Because the current pandemic has proven that we are not always as prepared as we think we are and must always be prepared for the unexpected.

Article by Achkar Law / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / constructive dismissal, COVID-19, employment contract, employment law, layoff, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | < 1 Minute Read July 2, 2020

29 month break in service ignored in assessing reasonable notice

In Hetherington v Sask Liquor & Gaming Authority (2020 SKQB 110), Mitchell J. had a situation where the plaintiff worked for 19 years for the Sask govt, then quit and worked for another employer for 29 months, then returned to the Sask govt and 10 years later was laid off at age 65.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, layoff, length of service, reasonable notice, termination Leave a Comment

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read March 25, 2020

Topping up employee pay during temporary layoffs using a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB Plan) (Canada)

Recently, more employers have begun to consider using Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans (SUB Plans) to provide financial assistance to their employees during a period of layoff due to temporary stoppage of work, training, or illness, injury or quarantine.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employment Standards, Payroll / COVID-19, employment law, layoff, SUB Plans, Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans, top-up of employment insurance benefits 3 Comments

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