Employers and Employees Act
Home › Contracts ›Employers & Employees Act - Ontario Employers & Employees Act - Ontario The legislation, formally known as the Master and Servant Act, was repealed by the Ontario…
Statute of Frauds
Home › Contracts ›Statute of Frauds Statute of Frauds At one time this statute required any contract not completed within 12 months to be in writing and signed by the…
Fixed Term Contract & Statute
Home › Contracts ›Fixed Term Contract & Statutory Requirements Fixed Term Contract & Statutory Requirements A fixed term contract may require, in certain instances, a minimum notice obligation. This issue…
Contracting out of Common Law
Home › Contracts ›Contracting out of Common Law Notice Obligation Contracting out of Common Law Notice Obligation This issue of contracting out of common law has received much attention in…
Statutory Lay-off & The Contract
Home › Contracts ›Statutory Lay-off & The Contract Statutory Lay-off & The Contract Overview As the analysis below will show, the statutory provisions seemingly allowing the right of temporary lay-off…
Can the Employer Force a Relocation
Home › Contracts ›Can the Employer Force a Relocation Can the Employer Force a Relocation Contract Term The preliminary question will be whether the parties have agreed that relocation to…
Severance Clause – Aggravated & Punitive Damages
Home › Contracts ›Severance Clause - Aggravated & Punitive Damages Severance Clause - Aggravated & Punitive Damages The question presented is whether a plaintiff who has agreed to a contractual…
Mitigation: Fixed Term or Defined Severance – Modern
Home › Contracts ›Mitigation: Employment Contract: Fixed Term or Defined Severance: Modern Mitigation: Employment Contract: Fixed Term or Defined Severance: Modern The above summary is no longer good law. Ontario…
Mitigation – Fixed Term or Set Severance: Early Days
Home › Contracts ›Mitigation: Fixed Term Contract or Severance Defined :Early Days Mitigation: Fixed Term Contract or Severance Defined :Early Days Modern case law, generally, has determined that there is…