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No entitlement to severance pay required following layoff
The vice-chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board confirmed that an employee was not entitled to severance pay following her layoff. Simply put, none of the severance pay conditions under the Ontario Employment Standards Act were met.
Napping while working is not necessarily cause for termination
The OLRB has found that an employee, despite being caught napping while on duty on several occasions, was entitled to termination pay. (In PDF)
Adjudicator was required to hold a hearing regarding unjust dismissal claim
The Federal Court of Canada granted an application for judicial review and confirmed that the question of whether a dismissal was unjust is indeed an evidentiary matter.
Managing Editor at First Reference Inc.
Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., is a trained lawyer called to the Quebec bar in 1988 and is still a member in good standing. She practiced business, employment and labour law until 1999. For over 20 years, Yosie has been the Managing Editor at First Reference. She manages the PolicyPro Human Resources and Internal Controls editions, The Human Resources Advisor editions, PaySource and the HRinfodesk news service as well as the blogs. Marie-Yosie (a.k.a. Yosie) is a recognized and respected author, with an extensive background in human resources, employment and labour across the country.
Latest posts by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor (see all)
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