Like nearly every aspect of life, the way litigation is conducted has been drastically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. As recent case law and practice directions have indicated, the court is not willing to accept there should be indefinite delays in order to conduct steps in the litigation in a pre-COVID manner. For example, while …
Where an employee has a disability, which interferes with the performance of a job requirement, human rights legislation requires employers to accommodate the employee to the point of undue hardship. Accommodation refers to changing the workplace or the employee’s working conditions in a way that ensures the employee is not unfairly excluded or disciplined based …
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If you have just been terminated and offered severance pay, you may feel pressured to sign a severance package under stress within an unreasonably short time frame. Your entitlements will not be voided if you do not sign a severance package right away. Short deadlines may be a tactic used by employers to get employees …
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Workers are often offered compensation in their employment package which is separate from wages and benefits. This can include long-term incentive plans (LTIP), stock options, restricted share units, bonuses and other non-traditional compensation structures. They are appealing because they can be a sizable addition to salary and have potential to grow over time. The catch, …
Supreme Court Is Clear: Reasonable Notice Much More Than Lost Wage Read More »
Employers are prohibited from penalizing or threatening to penalize employees in any way for asserting or asking about their rights under employment legislation. An example of reprisal is when an employee complains to the Ministry of Labour that their employer is not paying overtime, and, in response, the employee is reassigned to a different position. The …
Short-term disability insurance is an income replacement for employees while away from work for a brief, defined period and unable to perform their own job due to disability or illness. Read on to learn about your options regarding short term disability. Who qualifies for short-term disability? As long as an employee has short-term disability benefits …
Long term disability insurance is a safety net for people who become injured or sick to the point where they are unable to return to work. Long term disability insurance provides some protection by providing you with a portion of your income over the period for which you are considered totally disabled and unable to …
An employee’s entitlements to notice on termination, either their minimum entitlements under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) or common law reasonable notice, are primarily dependent upon the length of service. But what happens if an employee has been with the same employer and there was a break in the continuity of service? How should notice …
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Most employers hire employees on a contract for an indefinite term. Some employers, however, hire employees on a contract for a fixed term, called “fixed-term contract employees”. Fixed-term contract employees may be defined not only by a definite period of time but also by the duration of a specific task or by a specified event. …
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Given the current economic climate, hiring employees with fixed term employment contracts may appear quite appealing because business needs may change by the end of the term. However, it is important to remember that if the contract is terminated early, it may entitle employees to contractual damages that would put them in the same situation …
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