Labour Arbitrator Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Even Over Human Rights Complaints A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada found a human rights adjudicator did not have jurisdiction to decide the workplace discrimination complaint of a unionized healthcare aide....
“CannonDesign maintains the right to terminate your employment at any time and without notice or payment in lieu thereof, if you engage in conduct that constitutes just cause for summary dismissal.” In Rahman v Cannon Design Architecture, Justice Dunphy was tasked...
It is common for those who are leaving their jobs and seeking new employment to ask their former employer to provide a reference letter. Ideally, these letters will set out their strengths, qualifications and experience in the former position to make it easier for...
An employee who is terminated without cause from their job is generally entitled to receive either reasonable working notice or pay in lieu of notice. Often, employment agreements will contain provisions specifying exactly how much notice or pay is required. These are...
Abandonment occurs where the words or actions of an employee, viewed objectively, would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the employee had abandoned the contract of employment. Job abandonment reveals the intention of the employee to no longer be bound by the...
