1. Decide whether you want to hire a worker in Canada or someone else located internationally The world is your …
How To Legally Onboard An Employee
Once your business has interviewed and selected a suitable candidate, the next steps are offer and acceptance of a job …
How To Decline A Job Offer (With Example)
There are no legal requirements for declining a job offer*. Rather, the only requirements for declining a job offer are …
How To Accept A Job Offer (By A Lawyer)
Congratulations. You were just offered a new job. You have been provided with an offer letter/email and maybe even a …
Severance For Contract Employees
Severance for contract employees varies greatly depending on a number of circumstances. If a contract worker is an independent contractor, …
Employment Agreements in Ontario
What is an Employment Agreement? In Ontario, all employment relationships are contractual whether or not a written employment agreement is …
Do you have to give two weeks notice in Canada?
Yes, you do have to give notice of your resignation in Canada. The common law imposes a duty to provide …
Probationary Period (Ontario Laws)
Probationary Period Definition A probationary period is a timeframe to which an employer can terminate an employee without notice (i.e. …
When is an employee entitled to common law notice?
An employee is entitled to common law notice in Ontario if they are terminated from without cause and they do …
Most Important Employment Law Cases of the 2010s (2010-2019)
In order of appearance, from newest to oldest, here are the employment law cases that shaped Ontario and to some …