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October 6, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

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Employee deemed constructively dismissed after temporary layoff

The following case is about an Ontario employee who was given a temporary lay–off notice after approximately 15 years of employment. The employee alleged that the temporary lay–off notice was in fact an attempt to dismiss him permanently. While the court agreed and deemed the employer to have constructively dismissed the employee, it found the employee failed to take any reasonable steps to mitigate his damages. Accordingly, the employee was awarded three months’ salary in lieu of notice, instead of the 15 months that was claimed.

Recent decision leaves employers questioning their bonus policies

The Ontario Court of Appeal had to recently determine whether the wording of a bonus plan was effective to limit an employee’s right to receive compensation for lost salary and bonus during the period of reasonable notice.

Conference Board of Canada 2017 salary projection

The Conference Board of Canada Compensation Planning Outlook survey is projecting an overall average base pay increase of 2.2 percent in 2017 for non-unionized employees, with certain organizations planning a pay freeze across all employee groups.

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Cristina Lavecchia

Editor at First Reference Inc.

Cristina is an editor and researcher at First Reference. She is a licensed paralegal and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, Political Science major at York University. During Cristina's paralegal and undergraduate studies she studied employment standards, occupational health and safety, and workplace safety and insurance. Read more