When is an employer’s duty to conduct a workplace investigation triggered? Generally, whenever there is a complaint of violence, harassment …
Severance for Commissioned Employees
In addition to paying base salary over the reasonable notice period (i.e. the severance period), must an employer pay an …
Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
What is a Performance Improvement Plan? A performance improvement plan or “PIP” is a document that employers give to employees …
Non-Competition Clause
What is a non-competition clause? A non-competition (or non-compete) clause is a passage in an employment contract which purports to prohibit …
Severance Pay Calculator: Why You Shouldn’t Use One
Small to medium sized Ontario businesses faced with the termination of a relatively long-standing employee sometimes google how much severance …
Wrongful Dismissal Ontario
Wrongful Dismissal In Ontario, a wrongful dismissal is when an employee is terminated without enough “severance”*. What is severance? Employers …
Severance Pay Ontario
Ontario Severance Pay Ontario severance pay can mean one of three things: (1) “statutory Ontario severance pay”, (2) “common law …
Drinking alcohol at work: is it grounds for just cause termination?
Is Drinking at Work Just Cause for Termination? Employees can be terminated at any time for any reason so long …
Employment Contracts for Startups
Introduction Canadian startups should have an employment contract for all new hires. An employment contract helps both parties understand the …
How Much Notice Are Long-Standing Employees Entitled To Upon Termination?
Employers sometimes ask me – what is the maximum amount of notice we need to give long-standing employees upon termination? …