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- Terminated Employee Entitled to Commission He Would Have Earned During Notice Period
In a recent Ontario decision, an employee who had been wrongfully dismissed claimed entitlement to the commission he would have earned during his notice period. Employee Terminated Without Cause The employee worked for the employer from October 1996 to February 2013, when he resigned to accept other … Read more »
- Court Finds Termination Clause Unenforceable for Violating ESA
Earlier this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued the much-discussed decision Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. (“Waksdale”), in which it established that where one part of a termination provision violates employment standards legislation, all parts of the termination provision are unenforce … Read more »
- Employee Terminated for Vaping at Work
In a recent Ontario case, a court had to determine whether an employee should have been fired for vaping at work. Vaping is the inhaling of a vapor created by an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or other vaping device. Employee Caught Vaping at Work The employee worked as a warehouse attendant at … Read more »
- Court Finds Terminated Employee Was Vice President in Title Alone
In a recent wrongful dismissal case, an Ontario court found that the terminated employee had not been a senior manager or executive, despite having the title of “Vice President”. Employee Terminated After Five Months The employeewas hired by the employer bank on November 5, 2018 pursuant to a contra … Read more »
- Supreme Court of Canada Rejects Appeal by Restaurant Franchisees Over Contaminated Meat Recall
In 2018, we wrote about an Ontario Court of Appeal decision (http://canlii.ca/t/hv65n), in which the court found that a meat manufacturer did not owe a duty of care to restaurant franchisees who had purchased listeria-contaminated meat products. The court denied the franchisees’ claim of pure econom … Read more »