Yes, you can collect employment insurance (“EI”) when you are terminated without cause.  Mainly, EI ‘regular benefits’ were created for and exist currently to help employees who have lost their employment without cause.  Keep in mind that the only time someone is not entitled to EI when they are terminated from work is if (1) …

Overtime Hours/Pay Ontario If an employee works more than 44 hours in a single week, overtime kicks in, and he or she must be paid overtime pay.  The right to overtime pay in Ontario is enshrined in section 22 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act [“ESA”] (our ESA FAQ here), which says that an employee earns overtime pay …

Work Break Law (Ontario) The law for breaks at work is governed by Section 20 of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act.  Employment Standards Act breaks are known officially as “eating periods“. Under the Employment Standards Act, employers must provide one thirty-minute break from work after every five hours of work.  Employers are allowed to provide more breaks if they …

Yes, generally, an employer in Ontario can force an employee to come back to work during Covid-19.  As many businesses reopen as Ontario enters stage 3, many are wondering, can an employer make an employee come back to the workplace after all this time away? If the employer has followed all the necessary safety precautions as …

Are Promissory Notes Legally Binding in Canada and How Do They Work in Canadian Law?  Introduction: Promissory Notes in Canada Helping a family member or close friend out with an altruistic loan is not uncommon. It may be a brother or a high school friend who may need to borrow a few thousand dollars for …

Employees who quit are not entitled to severance. Employees only get a severance package if they are fired. Accordingly, in terms of money, it is better to get fired than to quit. You get money if you are fired. You don’t get money if you quit. It is that simple. With regard to the negative …

2021’s Best Resume Builders When you find yourself looking for a new job, the very first thing you need to do is make a new resume (CV). Not just any resume will do when employers receive hundreds of applications for each posting, so be sure to make a resume that: Harvard’s Office of Career Services recommends that …

Termination Meaning Termination means one’s employment has come to an end with his or her employer, permanently. In other words, “termination” is a more professional word to say that an individual has been “fired”. Getting “terminated” sounds better than getting “fired”, so that’s why employment lawyers use the word “termination” instead of “fired”. But both …

Ontario has nine statutory holidays each calendar year.  Statutory holidays are also known as public holidays or stat days, although they are all the same thing.  As per Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, the following holidays are official statutory holidays in Ontario, in order: Statutory Holiday Date New Year’s Day January 1 Family Day The Third …

A leave of absence is a temporary stoppage of work initiated by an employee. What makes a leaves of absence different than a break from work or resignation is the fact that in most circumstances, a leave of absence protects an employee’s job. In other words, when an employee is on a genuine leave of …