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By SpringLaw | 3 Minutes Read August 9, 2023

Getting your ducks in a row: Warnings before a just cause dismissal 

notice periodA common question we regularly field from employers during consultations for terminations is whether the employee has behaved badly enough to warrant a dismissal for cause and whether they really need to provide the employee with a termination package.

Article by SpringLaw / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / dismissal for cause, employee misconduct, employment law, just cause, just cause dismissal, Just cause termination, poor performance, reasonable notice period, termination, Termination process, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read July 7, 2023

Valid contracts require consideration

A valid contract requires both parties to receive consideration - that is some benefit that they receive in exchange for entering into the contract. In the employment law context, this means that an employment contract will not be valid or enforceable if it is entered into after the employee commences employment and does not provide for the employee to receive some benefit that they were not already receiving.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / constructive dismissal, contract law, employment law, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | < 1 Minutes Read July 4, 2023

Use of “and/or” renders ESA termination clause illegal

notice periodIn Quesnelle v. Camus Hydronics Ltd. (2022 ONSC 6156) Justice Charney was faced with the following termination clause:

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / contract law, employment contract, employment law, Severance pay, termination, Termination clause, termination period, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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