long-term employee

Is Queen Elizabeth the ultimate long-term employee?

September 14, 2015 Clear Path Employer Services Employee Relations, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, Union Relations

Imagine you had an employee that performed her job duties impeccably, remained utterly loyal to your organization, never brought personal “drama” to the workplace, and was willing to stay in the same position without complaint for over 60 years. Sounds like a dream employee, doesn’t it?

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Employer paid no notice or severance when it terminated employee of 36 years without cause

April 27, 2012 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice just decided that an employer terminated a 65-year-old long-term employee without the proper amount of notice or severance. As a result, the employer had to pay hefty damages, interest and costs award

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Was it a termination or a resignation? Credibility was key

November 25, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

In a recent case coming out of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, the Court believed the employee’s story that he was terminated without cause, rather than the employer’s story that the employee resigned. When looking at the facts, the Court found the employee to be the more credible witness and awarded termination notice of 23 months.

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