Limitation Periods

Limitation periods and statutory severance pay: an update

January 12, 2018 Vey Willetts LLP Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

An interesting decision from the Ontario Superior Court came out last recently concerning when the limitations period begins to run for claims of wrongful dismissal and statutory severance pay. In the case in question, the Court held that the limitation period to claim unpaid statutory severance pay commences as soon as working notice of dismissal is issued to an employee.

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Knowing your limitation periods under the Human Rights Code

July 29, 2014 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services HR Analytics, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

The Human Rights Code allows for a person who believes that their rights under the “Code” have been infringed upon to file an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The “Code” states that the application must be made within one year after the incident, or if there were a series of incidents, within one year after the last incident in the series. But what happens when a person files an application outside of the limitation period?

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