Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request Let’s say you are an employer.  Consider a scenario where one of your employees has suddenly been showing up late, being absent altogether, insubordinate, or emotionally unstable, all of which has contributed to performance issues at work.  At what.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request Close to the end of Kathleen Wynne’s time as Premier of Ontario, the Liberal Party brought relatively sweeping changes to workplace law in Bill 148. Some of the more talked-about changes included: increase in minimum wage up to $15.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request When commencing a wrongful dismissal lawsuit, an employee has a duty to mitigate their damages; meaning they are required to attempt to decrease their loses by going out and finding a new comparable position. That said, many people find.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request Parents who have childcare needs are entitled to certain protections in workplaces under the law. On November 22, 2017, the Ontario government passed Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017 into law. As a result, both parents are.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request   Having clear and precise language is the foundation of any good employment contract. Particularly within fixed-term contracts, the liability for terminating an employee may be much higher if the contract is not valid. We discussed one of the.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request If you’ve been denied long term disability (“LTD”) benefits and you are still unable to return to work, there are a number of options available to you, for instance: 1. Appeal. Read your denial letter, and determine the reasons.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request   In Hampton Securities Limited v Dean, 2018 ONSC 101 (“Hampton Securities”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice made a rare award of punitive damages and an even rarer award of defamation damages. The plaintiff, Hampton Securities, employed the.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request The #MeToo movement found itself again in headlines recently with an American Supreme Court nominee being at the centre of sexual assault allegations. While the alleged assault did not occur in a workplace, it raised questions as to whether.

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request In a nutshell the answer is yes, if your employer has just cause. If the alleged misconduct rises to the level of cause, you will not be entitled to notice or pay in lieu of notice of your termination..

Call us for a FREE 30 minute phone consultation at 416-907-9249 or submit a callback request A fiduciary duty is a legal obligation of one party to act in the best interest of another. The obligated party would be labelled a fiduciary, someone entrusted with the care of money or property. This is a duty.