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By Spring Law | 5 Minutes Read January 8, 2020

Notable cases of 2019

As we shut the door on 2019 and begin 2020, we at SpringLaw thought this was a good time to look back on some of the biggest 2019 employment law cases in Ontario! Here is our list of the top 5 cases of 2019 and their key take-aways for employers and employees alike.

Article by Spring Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / employment law, forced retirement, harassment, infliction of mental distress, notice period, resignation, retirement, terminated without cause

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read September 13, 2016

Employment contracts may need to be amended because of a recent Court of Appeal decision

Bonus plans in employment contracts are a great way to motivate, reward and retain employees. Many of these bonus plans have built–in conditions that must be met before these bonuses are paid out. For example, an employee must be actively employed at the time the bonus is paid. Increasingly, the courts are being asked to determine whether these conditions have to be met and whether a bonus is owing. A recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal will come as a surprise to many of you.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / bonus payments, bonus payout, bonus plans, bonus withheld from employee, calculating damages, employment contracts, employment law, Kieran v Ingram Micro Inc., Notice of termination, Paquette v TeraGo Networks Inc., reasonable notice of termination, severance package, terminated without cause, wrongful dismissal

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minute Read April 21, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: A case where an employee filed an Application alleging that he was subjected to differential treatment on the basis of Human Rights Code grounds ; a case where an employer was able to rely on a termination provision to justify the payment made to the employee when he was terminated without cause; and Ontario's new legislation addressing sexual harassment (Bill 132).

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Bill 132, Code grounds, differential treatment, discrimination, employment contract, employment law, human rights code, occupational health and safety act, reprisal, sexual harassment, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), terminated without cause

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