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- Andrew Vey Interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter
Vey Willetts LLP partner Andrew Vey was recently interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter regarding the reasonable notice entitlements of short-service employees. In an article entitled “Short service is not short notice: What HR gets wrong in dismissing new hires, ” Vey unpacked a common misconception a … Read more »
- Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies the Duty to Mitigate Loss of Employment
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Williamson v. Brandt Tractor Inc., provides useful guidance on how the duty to mitigate loss of employment applies in wrongful dismissal cases. In a succinct ruling, the court confirmed two key principles:income earned from lower-paying or lower-rank … Read more »
- Ontario Launches Canada's First Occupational Exposure Registry: What Workers and Employers Need to Know
Most occupational illnesses do not announce themselves right away. A worker exposed to a hazardous substance today may not develop symptoms for years, or even decades, after the fact. By then, connecting the illness to its workplace cause can be extremely difficult, leaving workers without the co … Read more »
- HRTO Dismissal Overturned: Divisional Court Rejects “Overlap” Without Analysis in Burland
The Ontario Divisional Court’s decision in Burland v. Precise ParkLink Inc., 2026 ONSC 1587 (“Burland”) provides guidance on the limits of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s (“HRTO”) discretion to dismiss applications where there is a related civil action.While the HRTO may decline jurisdiction … Read more »
- Short Service, Significant Severance
How much notice does an employee deserve when they have only been on the job for a few months? The answer may be much more than you expect.In Chan v. NYX Capital Corp., 2025 ONSC 4561, Justice Parghi awarded three months of reasonable notice to an employee who had worked for just under three mont … Read more »