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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read July 15, 2022

Statute trumps sophistication when determining severance rights

In Ontario, employers are required to provide employees with reasonable advance notice of their dismissal (or payment in lieu thereof). This requirement applies unless the parties have agreed in writing for the employer to provide an alternate lawful entitlement. To qualify as an alternate lawful entitlement, the language must comply in all circumstances with the minimum requirements of the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / contractual provisions, employment contract, employment law, employment standards act, entitlements upon dismissal, pay in lieu, reasonable notice, severance rights, termination, Termination clause, terms and conditions in the written agreement, written agreements Leave a Comment

By Earl Altman | 4 Minutes Read August 25, 2011

Written agreements in the employment relationship are valuable

I have written in this blog and elsewhere, of the value in written employment contracts, written offers of employment, and written employment policies. Much like the break up of a marriage, the parties to the dissolution of the employment relationship often have widely divergent recollections of the understanding of the terms of the relationship when they were entered into. In particular,...

Article by Earl Altman / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / constructive dismissal, employment contract, employment contracts, employment law, employment policies, employment relationship, hiring process, negligent misrepresentation, offers of employment, resignation, severance package, written agreements, wrongful dismissal

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read January 10, 2011

The dreaded office lottery pool? Well sometimes!

Nineteen Toronto co-workers who won Friday’s $50-million Lotto Max jackpot have learned how quickly an office lottery pool can become a nightmare. The group of winners cannot claim their winnings until the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has finished its investigation after other co-workers stepped forward to say they deserve part of the payout.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations / document office lottery pools, documentation, employment law, lottery pool agreement, office lottery pool, record keeping, workplace conflicts, written agreements

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