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By SpringLaw | 4 Minutes Read November 9, 2022

Termination clauses going into 2023 – What employers need to know

Enforceable termination clauses are one of the best benefits an employer can get out of entering into a written employment agreement with an employee. While an employer likely hopes that they’ll never have to terminate an employee, that won’t likely be the reality for any longstanding business.

Article by SpringLaw / Employment Standards / employment contracts, employment law, termination, termination clauses, termination obligations, Termination provisions, Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, without notice Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 4 Minutes Read January 7, 2020

Termination clauses: (Yet) another one bites the dust

I advise employers and employees and therefore regularly draft and review termination clauses. The issue of whether a termination clause complies with the minimum notice requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) may be the most litigated issue in employment law over the past 5 years. So employment lawyers like me pay close attention to what the courts are saying on this issue.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contract negotiations, employment contracts, employment law, Employment Stadards Act, termination clauses

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read December 10, 2019

Doug’s top 5 employment law stories of 2019

We have started the last month of 2019 and it is time for my annual top employment law stories of the year. 2019 has been a relatively good news year for Ontario employers.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / aggravated damages, employment law, Just cause termination, reasonable notice period at common law, termination clauses, variable compensation

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