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By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 2 Minutes Read September 30, 2019

Can behaviours associated with a sex addiction merit employee dismissal?

A recent Nova Scotia labour arbitration decision suggests that employers may not have to accommodate employees who have medically diagnosed sex addiction where behaviours associated with such an addiction clearly justify discipline or termination.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / disability accommodation, duty to accommodate, employment law, sex addiction, wrongful dismissal claim, wrongful termination

By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 9 Minutes Read July 26, 2019

Can an employee take back a resignation even if the employer accepted it?

Writing for the Ontario Court of Appeal in Kieran (2004), Justice Lang stated that, where an employee has resigned, he may resile from the resignation if the employer has not detrimentally relied upon it.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contract law, employment contract, employment law, right to resign, wrongful termination

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read May 24, 2019

Calculating severance: What do the courts say?

In the past I have written about the different factors that are considered in assessing severance for a termination. Being a lawyer, I also provided the standard cop-out that “there is no formula for determining reasonable notice or severance amounts”.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, notice period, pay in lieu of notice of termination, severance, termination and severance pay, termination notice, termination pay, wrongful dismissal, wrongful termination

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