What is Insubordination? Insubordination, or disobedience, occurs where an employee intentionally refuses to obey an employer’s lawful and reasonable order. That order must be within the scope of the employee’s job duties. Examples of insubordination might include: a)...
If you have been terminated without cause, you will be eligible to collect Employment Insurance (“EI”). If you were terminated for cause, you will not be eligible for EI. Without cause termination occurs where your employer terminates you without you having done...
In a recent decision of Coutinho v. Ocular Health Centre Ltd., 2021 ONSC 3076, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation (“IDEL Regulation”) made under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) does not preclude an...
Employers include termination clauses in the employment contracts to limit employees’ termination entitlements once they are dismissed from work. However, if a termination clause provides for less than statutory minimum under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), it...
In the decision of North v. Metaswitch Networks Corporation, 2017 ONCA 790, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) reaffirmed the previous court decision that a termination clause is void if it attempts to contract out of any provisions of the Employment Standards Act...
