wrongful resignation

You’ve wined them, you’ve dined them…and they’ve stood you up: What employers can do when jobseekers fail to commit

July 16, 2019 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, 0

Although the interview process is generally quite stressful for employees, it’s no walk in the park for employers either. A lot of time, energy and resources go into courting a candidate. So, it’s fair to say that when a winner finally is selected and they’ve signed their shiny new employment contract, it hurts when they’re a no-show on their first day.

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Wrongful resignation: Revisiting the employee obligation to provide reasonable notice

October 18, 2016 Vey Willetts LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

The outcome in the following case is another example of why employers should think twice prior to launching wrongful resignation claims.

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Reasonable notice required of both employers and employees – Superior Court of Ontario

July 5, 2016 De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation

In the recent decision of Gagnon & Associates Inc. the Court reminds us that both employers and employees have the obligation to provide reasonable notice of intention to terminate the employment relationship.

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Resignation regrets: Employee’s failure to provide reasonable notice of departure costs him $56,116.11

February 19, 2015 Vey Willetts LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

When employers think of reasonable notice, they tend to be concerned with whether sufficient notice of dismissal is provided by the employer to the employee. However, an important subject that garners far less attention is what notice a departing employee must provide to the employer.

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Employees that wish to withdraw resignations: what to do?

January 11, 2012 Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

Employers should never accept resignations from employees that are upset. It simply casts a “wider net of possible financial exposure” if things turn nasty. In other words, judges or juries probably won’t sympathize with the issue of resignation acceptance if the employee is genuinely and legitimately upset (not because someone misplaced their red stapler).

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