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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 4 Minutes Read December 17, 2019

Informal work should still be governed by “formal” employment contracts

There is certainly no “one size fits all” model when it comes to a written employment contract. The agreement doesn’t need to be long or complicated… or “formal”, but it is perhaps naïve in today’s work environment, including in the “gig economy”, to believe that the good natured feelings present at the beginning of the work relationship will always be there, or that you’ll part ways with a temporary or short-term employee on good terms in every instance; or to believe that everyone is in agreement as to just how “independent” the employee is.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment contract, employment law, employment relationship, gig economy, independent and dependent contractors and employees, piecework, short-term employment contracts, terms of employment, vacation time and pay, written contracts of employment

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read November 14, 2017

Indecent proposal? Whether and how to ask existing employees to sign new employment contracts

Asking existing employees to sign new employment contracts can be a sensitive topic. Employees will undoubtedly wonder why they are being asked to do so. Many will quite rightly assume that the employer’s main motive for having new contracts be signed is to protect the employer – not the employee. Some will sign without issue, while others will refuse to do so.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / employment contracts, human resources management, payroll and benefits, personnel management, termination, Termination provisions, terms of employment

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read July 11, 2017

Don’t take a chance on it: The uncertainty of ESA-only termination clauses

In January 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Cook v. Hatch upholding a less than perfect termination clause that failed to reference statutory severance pay or provide for continued health benefits during the statutory notice period. A month later, the Court of Appeal responded with its decision in Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd. where it overturned a motion judge's ruling upholding a similar termination provision. And so, the age old debate about the enforceability of ESA-only termination provisions rages on.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contract, employment agreement, employment law, ESA entitlements, ESA requirements, Pensions and Benefits, recruiting and hiring, Severance pay, statutory notice period, termination, termination clauses, terms of employment

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