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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

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read August 7, 2019

Are executives entitled to variable compensation after being terminated?

This blog reviews a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, Manastersky v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 609 (CanLII), that considered whether or not an employer can discontinue a variable compensation plan that accounts for about 50% of an executive’s total compensation.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, Notice of termination, termination, variable compensation, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read April 2, 2019

Are employees entitled to receive damages for variable compensation during the reasonable notice period?

Some employees receive a large percentage of their total remuneration in variable compensation. A much litigated issue is whether the employer is required to pay variable compensation to a terminated employee during the applicable notice period and if so how is this compensation calculated.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Payroll / employment law, failure to mitigate, notice period for a terminated employee, shareholder bonus, variable compensation, variable compensation structure, wrongful dismissal

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