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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 23, 2018

ONCA affirms an offer of employment by the purchaser of business assets to an employee of the seller is valid consideration for a new employment contract

Where the purchaser of all or part of the assets of a business offers employment to a seller’s employee, and the employee accepts, the following common law rule applies: the employee’s employment with the seller is constructively terminated, and a new contract of employment is entered into with the purchaser.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / employment agreement, employment contract, Notice of termination, offer of employment, Termination provisions, termination without cause, wrongful dismissal

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read December 5, 2017

British Columbia Supreme Court rules on reasonable notice when an employee is terminated before their first day of work

In Buchanan v. Introjunction Ltd., 2017 BCSC 1002, the Court considered a case where the employer terminated the plaintiff’s employment before he commenced work. The Court rejected employer’s argument that the probation period clause applied to limit its liability to provide notice of termination of employment.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment agreement, employment law, Notice, Notice of termination, offer of employment, Probation period, reasonable notice, termination, wrongful dismissal

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 3 Minutes Read November 22, 2017

Ontario Court of Appeal confirms offer of employment is consideration after an asset sale

This case is a useful reminder that in asset sales, as opposed to share purchases, the purchasing employer is not obligated to hire all the vendor’s employees.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / asset sale, consideration, employment contract, employment law, ESA, offer of employment, ontario employment standards act, Termination clause

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