In proving sexual harassment you can’t just rely on an investigation report
In Kozar v The Canadian National Railway Company (2024 MBKB), Justice Rempel heard a summary judgement motion regarding a 61 year old Senior Material Supervisor with 34 years service who was terminated for sexual harassment.
Barry B. Fisher LL.B.
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March 19, 2024 
Employee time theft and employer remedies
“Time theft” describes situations where an employee is paid for time they knowingly misrepresent as having been worked. Time theft may take many different forms.
Vey Willetts LLP
Take note – Maternity leave and EI changes proposed
On November 30, 2023, the federal government proposed to amend the federal Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code. The landscape of protected time off and rights to EI is changing again.
Simes Law
You’re fired: Welcome back!
When litigation can’t solve the issue of how much severance, the employer has a potent weapon in its arsenal that many overlook – either offering a job, or finding a job offer for the employee.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
Wrongful resignation: rarely worth the effort
Less well known is the corollary of wrongful dismissal: wrongful resignation. Just as employers are obligated to give notice prior to terminating the employment relationship, so too are workers.
Vey Willetts LLP
Handling employee terminations: Practical guidance for without-cause dismissals in Canada
If you are terminating an employee with cause, you need to provide the reason. If you are terminating an employee without cause, this becomes more nuanced.
SpringLaw
Bill 149: a focus on hiring employees and employers’ use of AI
On November 14, 2023, Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, received first reading in the Ontario legislature, and on November 23, 2023, it received second reading and was ordered to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD
This case covers almost everything you need to know about wrongful dismissal
In Jimmy How Tein Fat v. PRGX Canada Corp., 2023 ONSC 6374, Justice Callaghan ruled on many issues that commonly arise in wrongful dismissal actions and therefore provides a useful guide to the leading cases and what they stand for.
Barry B. Fisher LL.B.
Independent contractor awarded damages for termination of fixed-term contract without notice
Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is one of the most common issues in the world of employment law. Employers and employees often do not realize that it does not matter what they “agree” to – even if they stamp the label of contractor in the written agreement, courts will look at the true nature of the relationship.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
