wrongful dismissal action

By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read June 11, 2021

Wrongful dismissal actions and assessing length of service

In Ontario, employees are presumptively entitled to receive reasonable advance notice of their dismissal from employment, or payment in lieu thereof. To assess what will be “reasonable” in any given circumstance, the courts are guided by a seminal court case from 1960 – Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd.

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 6 Minutes Read April 20, 2020

Decision tree analysis of a wrongful dismissal action

Decision Tree Analysis is simply a process of analyzing an issue on the basis of a step by step basis while applying the principles of probability. In its simplest terms think of a coin flip. Every time you flip a coin, there is a 50% probability that it will come up heads.

By Occasional Contributors | 7 Minutes Read September 24, 2019

Truth or lies: Providing employment references

Are you one of the growing numbers of Canadian employers who are reluctant to provide employment references for former employees? Concerned you are going to be sued by a former employee for defamation if your reference is not positive enough?