The traditional view of the common law has been that the employer has no obligation to provide to the employee the reason for termination. The questions to be considered are:
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a jury award of $1.5 million in punitive damages against Sun Life in a claim for unfair treatment of an applicant seeking disability
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal considered an application made by the employer for the refund of all settlement funds paid to the prior applicant due to the violation of the
The first review of the proposed new tort of harassment was the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in 2019. Notwithstanding the Court of Appeal decision in Merrifield, there have been
Inference from the Evidence A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has once again considered the question of “reasonable inference” from the evidence before it to determine
The Federal Court of Canada recently, as in December of 2023, reviewed a decision of Adjudicator Kaufmann in an unjust dismissal complaint which awarded substantial indemnity costs. On the facts
A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Justice has considered the question of whether (1) the employer’s covid mandatory vaccination policy was reasonable and further (2) whether the company’s
A recent decision of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal offers a clear analysis of the duty of the employer to maintain a workplace free of discrimination. In this instance, the
As of December 15, 2023, all federally regulated employers must provide, free of charge, menstrual products to their employees. This will include clean and hygienic menstrual pads and tampons to
New Ontario Rules The Ontario Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation which will prohibit the need for Canadian employment history in job postings. The purpose of such law