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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read December 19, 2019

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with contracting out of the Ontario ESA, entitlements to public holidays and discrimination against a job applicant.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination in hiring, employment contracts, employment law, Public Holiday Pay, public holidays, saving clause

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read March 3, 2017

Wood vs. Oudin: Clarity in termination provisions

In Wood v Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., the Ontario Court of Appeal seemed to make a definitive statement about the interpretation of termination provisions in employment agreements: a court will invalidate them when they contain actual or technical deficiencies. However, the same Court’s decision last year in Oudin v Centre Francophone de Toronto seemed to reach a different conclusion: the court will apply contractual certainty to give effect to the parties’ intentions. Can the two be reconciled? Closer inspection reveals that each decision is specific to the employment agreements in each.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment agreement, employment law, employment standards act, ESA, Oudin v Centre Francophone de Toronto, saving clause, termination, Termination provisions, Wood v Fred Deeley Imports Ltd.

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