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- Ontario Court “Buries” Funeral Home’s 10 Year Fixed Term Contract – A Cautionary Tale for Employers
A recent Ontario Superior court decision serves as a stark reminder to employers that using fixed term contracts can lead to costly damages awards- in this case one with a seven figure damages price tag. In McGuinty v. 1845035 Ontario Inc., the employer, McGuinty Funeral Home, was faced with a bre … Read more »
- Take a Break: Court of Appeal Rules that Employee’s Rescinded Resignation Still Interrupted Length of Employment
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a trial decision and found that when an employee resigned from employment, only to rescind the resignation, the employer was permitted to enforce the employment contract entered into as a condition of “continuing” employment. The facts in Theberge-Lindsay v … Read more »
- IMPORTANT: Employer Obligations in October 21 Federal Election
Many employers may be unaware that they have obligations to their employees in respect of the upcoming October 21, 2019 federal election, in terms of providing time off to vote. We summarize below the specific obligations of employers as set out in Canada’s Elections Act. Time off to Vote Canada’s … Read more »
- You Get What You Give – Court Confirms it is appropriate to provide Part-Time Benefits when Accommodated Employee works in a Part-Time Position
By now most employers know (or should know) that accommodation is a difficult process to navigate. One of the challenges that employers must address is how to appropriately compensate an employee who is being accommodated in a different position. This question only gets more complicate when the empl … Read more »
- Yet Another Termination Clause “Bites the Dust” says the Ontario Court of Appeal – Where Do Employers Go From Here?
CCPartners has blogged on a number of court decisions over the last five years that have dealt with the enforceability of termination clauses, particularly those that seek to limit an employee’s entitlements to the minimums under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”). The recent Court of Appe … Read more »