Waksdale followed voiding entire termination clause because of “just cause” reference
In Sewell v Provincial Fruit (2020 ONSC 4406) Mandhane J. had to determine if the following clause invalidated the termination provision of an employment contract:
termination pay
Ministry of Labour inspections
The Ministry of Labour has been busy implementing its Healthy and Safe Ontario Workplaces Strategy. Introduced by the previous Wynne government, the initiative has focused on small Ontario industrial businesses. A small business is one with fewer than 50 workers.
Calculating severance: What do the courts say?
In the past I have written about the different factors that are considered in assessing severance for a termination. Being a lawyer, I also provided the standard cop-out that “there is no formula for determining reasonable notice or severance amounts”.
