An arbitration decision released January 12, 2022 has joined the persistently growing list of decisions upholding COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as the discipline contemplated for those employees who fail to meet the mandate’s requirements. In Teamsters Local...
In Jean-Sébastien Leroux v. Proex Inc., 2022 ONSC 319, an employee made a mistake that no employee should make: they used their work email address to communicate with their wrongful dismissal lawyer. This is dangerous. If your employer is able to access your work...
When considering the duration of an employment relationship, there are two primary options: either the employment period is for a fixed term, meaning the parties agree that the relationship lasts only until a specified date, or the employment period is indefinite,...
As mandatory vaccine policies continue to be implemented in workplaces across Ontario, many unionized employees are under the impression that their unions have a duty to stand up for them and oppose such mandates. Those employees who face termination of employment...
Did the employee abandon their employment, or was their employment terminated by the employer? That was an essential question in the recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision, Wong v Polynova Industries Inc. We canvassed job abandonment in an earlier blog post,...
