Employment Contract: Key Clauses Employers in Ontario (and all of Canada) should require employees to sign an employment contract before …
Severance for Employees who used to be Contractors
There are three types of working relationships: (1) employer-employee; (2) contractor-independent contractor, and (3) contractor-dependent contractor. All three are treated …
Executive Employment Contract: Key Considerations
Employment contracts outline an employee and employer’s agreed upon terms and conditions, usually at the very least salary and job …
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 …
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 in Ontario (FAQ)
Jeff DuttonJeff is an employment lawyer in Toronto. He is the Principal of the Dutton Employment Law Group at Monkhouse …
Employment Contracts for Startups
Introduction Canadian startups should have an employment contract for all new hires. An employment contract helps both parties understand the …
Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make in their Contracts
It offends the Employment Standards Act Section 5 of the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) prohibits employers from waiving or contracting …
The Word “Probation” is Enough to Oust the Right to Common Law Reasonable Notice
Employers generally owe their employees common law reasonable notice upon termination without cause. However, if the parties agree to a …
The Importance of the Word “Minimum” in Employment Contract Termination Clauses
Employees are entitled to reasonable notice upon termination of their employment. However, a termination clause contained in an employment contract …
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