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pay in lieu of reasonable notice

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read May 31, 2019

Common law reasonable notice of termination for independent contractors?

In the recent decision in Cormier v 1772887 Ontario Limited, an Ontario Superior Court judge stated that in some circumstances it would be reasonable to consider an employee’s years of service as an independent contractor in calculating his or her common law reasonable notice period.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contracts, dependent contractor, employment law, employment relationship, independent contractor, pay in lieu of notice of termination, pay in lieu of reasonable notice, reasonable notice of termination

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read August 11, 2015

Damage awards for sexual harassment/sexual assault on the rise

Last month, I wrote about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $150,000 from her former employer by filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This month, I am writing about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $300,000 from her former employer using Ontario’s court system.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / aggravated damages, damage awards, employment law, future lost income, human rights code, no-discrimination policy, pay in lieu of reasonable notice, punitive damages, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Supreme Court of Canada, violation of the Code, wrongful dismissal case

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read June 10, 2014

Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal rocks the wrongful dismissal world

On May 22, 2014 the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) released the Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada decision. It could rock the wrongful dismissal world.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / actionable wrong, Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada, Dismissal, employment law, pay in lieu of reasonable notice, punitive damages, Supreme Court of Canada, termination, terminations, Wallace damages, wrongful dismissal

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