More time to file your employment claims: Ontario uses emergency powers to suspend legal limitation periods and lawyers turn to virtual mediations. As of March 17, […]
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The difficulty of landing full time teaching jobs at the big school boards has created a large pool of underemployed qualified teachers and a ready
Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are clauses that attempt to limit a former employee’s ability to work with a competitor and/or solicit former clients for a
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In Ontario, all workers are guaranteed certain rights pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “Act”), which came into force in 1979. Since
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In the October 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified, in the case of Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada, that when awarded common law notice
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Now that recreational cannabis has been legalized in Canada, many employers may have questions on the effects of cannabis in the workplace, especially if they
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Previous blog posts from Monkhouse Law have touched on the differences between provincially regulated employees and federally regulated employees. The short version is that, in
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Has your job become unbearable? Are you thinking of leaving? Sometimes quitting your job can be the right solution, but it is important to do
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There was a grim news report out of Switzerland last year about a scandal involving a major bank. The Credit Suisse bank was spying on
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Many workers in Ontario are told they are independent contractors and assume they have no right to notice, severance, or compensation if the working relationship
Dependent Contractors in Ontario: Severance, Rights, and Common Law Notice Read More »
Workers who are under a high degree of control are actually employees in the eyes of the law. That is regardless of the fact that
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The Ontario Attorney General, Doug Downey has recently announced that the small claims court monetary jurisdiction will be increasing starting January 1, 2020. The increase
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There are some benefits to working as an independent contractor. Some workers prefer the flexibility that comes with choosing when and how they work, and
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The Canadian economy has been changed by app-based platforms and other digital businesses that offer short-term, flexible work arrangements. These jobs are often referred to
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Being laid off or fired from your job can be a jarring and very stressful experience. The law in Canada has recognized that employment is
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When your employer changes your job so drastically that you feel forced to resign, it may be constructive dismissal. At Monkhouse Law Employment Lawyers, we
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Seeing an employment lawyer is one of the important ways to move forward after you have been laid off or fired. Employers do not always
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It is common practice for employers to require some personal information from employees in order to employ them, for instance: phone numbers, home address, Social
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As we slowly attempt to overcome the stigma surrounding mental health it is important for employers and employees to understand some of the challenges regarding
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In employment law, inducement deals with how an employee started their relationship with their employer. If it can be shown that it was the employer
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The Small Claims Court (SCSM) as an option to pursue a civil claim can be highly advantageous and practical for a number of reasons. The
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The standard rule in Canadian civil litigation is that the loser pays a portion of the legal costs of the winning side. Such a rule
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Despite the fact that a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, Merrifield v. Canada (Attorney General) 2019 ONCA 205, found that there is currently no tort of
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Under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employees are entitled to vacation pay calculated at a minimum of four (4) per cent of their
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