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#metoo
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Accommodation
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Aug 20, 2014
The Top 10 Employment Rights in Ontario
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Jan 27, 2015
Hiring and Retaining Skilled Immigrant Employees
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Oct 31, 2016
Accommodation at Work: The Role of Ontario Employers and Employees
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Mar 28, 2017
Q&A: Employee Sick Leave and Medical Information
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Apr 7, 2017
Termination Clause Unenforceable due to 'Potential Violation' of Minimum Standards
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Jun 14, 2017
HR Update Publishes Article by Andrew Vey on Workplace Accommodation
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Jun 18, 2018
Sober, Safe and Productive Workplaces: Managing the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
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Nov 19, 2018
Hold the Applause: Clapping Banned to Reduce Individual Anxiety
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Mar 4, 2019
Not Much to “Like”: Lessons from an Anti-Social Work Environment
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Apr 10, 2019
Medical Cannabis and Safety-Sensitive Jobs: Where can Employers Draw the Line?
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Oct 29, 2019
Employer ordered to pay $120,000.00 for discriminatory hiring practices
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Jan 20, 2020
Food for thought: do employers need to accommodate ethical veganism in the workplace?
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Feb 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Ontario Employers Should Know
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Jan 15, 2021
Andrew Vey speaks with the Employment Accessibility Resource Network
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Sep 13, 2021
Employee Voting Rights for the 2021 Canadian Federal Election
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Nov 21, 2022
Understanding the Procedural Duty to Accommodate Disability
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Bonus Payments
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COVID-19 & Employment
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Feb 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Ontario Employers Should Know
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Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the workplace: Answers to common Ontario employment questions
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May 5, 2020
Learning from the Pandemic: Considerations for Ontario Employers
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Jun 3, 2020
Ontario Creates New COVID-19 Rules for Temporary Layoffs and Terminations
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Jun 23, 2020
Paul Willetts Speaks at 6-Minute Employment Lawyer
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Aug 12, 2020
After Ontario’s Declared Emergency Ends, Normal Lay-Off Rules Return
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Sep 9, 2020
Ontario Extends its Freeze on Temporary Layoff Rules
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Oct 1, 2020
COVID-19 Worker Screening Now Required in Ontario
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Oct 30, 2020
Indoor Face Covering Requirements Extended in Ottawa
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Dec 21, 2020
Ontario (Again) Delays Resumption of Temporary Layoff Rules
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Jan 15, 2021
Andrew Vey speaks with the Employment Accessibility Resource Network
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Apr 30, 2021
Wrongful Dismissal Damages During COVID-19: Offsets and Repayment Obligations
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May 27, 2021
Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Provide Ontario Employers with an Implied Right to Layoff Staff?
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Jun 2, 2021
Time for a Change: How will the Common Law Adapt to Address COVID-19?
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Jun 8, 2021
Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Extended to September 25, 2021
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Aug 26, 2021
Vaccination Policy Obligations for Ontario Employers
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Sep 7, 2021
Ontario Extends Infectious Disease Emergency Leave until January 1, 2022
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Nov 4, 2021
The Dangers of Applying a Blanket Approach to Employee Vaccination Policies
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Dec 9, 2021
IDEL Extended Again, Now Lasting for a Period of Up to 2.5 Years
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Jan 25, 2022
Boosters, Masks and Testing: Three Reasons why Ontario Employers need to Update their COVID-19 Policies
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Jun 20, 2022
How will the pandemic shape the future of work?
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Jun 7, 2023
CERB Payments are not Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages
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Constructive Dismissal
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Discrimination
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Jun 2, 2015
Unprecedented Damages Award in Sexual Harassment Case
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Sep 15, 2015
Genetic testing in the workplace: The new face of discrimination?
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Mar 28, 2017
Q&A: Employee Sick Leave and Medical Information
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Jan 29, 2018
Q&A: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Aug 7, 2018
Ontario Court Creates New Protection for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment
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Oct 29, 2019
Employer ordered to pay $120,000.00 for discriminatory hiring practices
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Jan 20, 2020
Food for thought: do employers need to accommodate ethical veganism in the workplace?
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Feb 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Ontario Employers Should Know
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Feb 20, 2020
Smokers need not apply: can Ontario employers refuse to hire nicotine users?
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Nov 21, 2022
Understanding the Procedural Duty to Accommodate Disability
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Feb 17, 2023
ChatGPT and AI in the Workplace
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Dismissal
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Apr 30, 2015
What is 'Just Cause' for Dismissal?
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May 12, 2015
Off-Duty Conduct and Discipline: The FHRITP Case
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May 27, 2015
Long Service Worker Awarded 27 Months' Severance Pay
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Jul 17, 2015
Is there now an implied duty to provide reasons for dismissal?
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Sep 1, 2015
The Pendulum Swings: Wrongful Dismissal and Summary Judgment
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Dec 6, 2018
Another Canadian Court Warns Employees Against Making Secret Recordings at Work
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Feb 19, 2019
Termination clause update: New developments concerning benefit continuation and just cause language
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Mar 18, 2019
Ontario superior court confirms that frustration of contract is a two-way street
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Jun 18, 2019
Top Five Things to Consider When Dismissing an Employee
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Sep 10, 2019
Taking It Back: When can an Employee Retract a Resignation from Employment?
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Dec 23, 2021
When is 2.5 Months "Reasonable Notice" of Dismissal?
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Jan 31, 2022
Smoking Gun or Poisoned Chalice? Employee Use of Secret Recordings at Work
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Jan 30, 2023
What to do After Losing Your Job
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May 17, 2023
When are employers at risk of aggravated damages awards?
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Oct 12, 2023
Time to Expand the Search? The Duty to Mitigate in a Remote Work World
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Dec 22, 2023
When are virtual termination meetings appropriate?
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Employee Hiring
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Employee Rights
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Aug 20, 2014
The Top 10 Employment Rights in Ontario
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Nov 18, 2014
Wrongful Dismissal 101: What to do if you lose your job
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Mar 16, 2016
Commission Sales Employees: Two Common Errors to Avoid
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Apr 19, 2016
The Unpaid Internship: Exploitation or Opportunity?
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May 25, 2016
Recent Ministry of Labour Blitz Finds $140,000 Owing to Unpaid Interns
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Sep 6, 2016
Surviving Your Performance Improvement Plan
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Nov 16, 2016
Employee Misconduct and Online Anonymity
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Nov 21, 2016
Ontario Court Orders Employer to Pay $50,000 in Punitive Damages
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Dec 19, 2016
Managing toxic employees: human and financial workplace costs
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Jan 5, 2017
Employment Rights for Federally-Regulated Employees
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Jan 17, 2017
Email etiquette: What Ontario can learn from France
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Mar 7, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in The Lawyer's Daily
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Mar 20, 2017
Business and Booze: Dealing with alcohol in the workplace
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Mar 28, 2017
Q&A: Employee Sick Leave and Medical Information
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Apr 7, 2017
Termination Clause Unenforceable due to 'Potential Violation' of Minimum Standards
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Jun 6, 2017
Employee Reference Letters: What You Need to Know
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Jun 14, 2017
HR Update Publishes Article by Andrew Vey on Workplace Accommodation
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Jun 19, 2017
Ontario Court: ‘total payroll’ must be considered when assessing employer severance pay obligation
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Jul 18, 2017
Secret recordings in the workplace: a review of legal and practical consequences
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Aug 8, 2017
Q&A: The Rights of Ontario Employees to Overtime Pay
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Aug 22, 2017
Protecting Employees from Third-Party Harassment
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Oct 11, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Oct 16, 2017
Bad faith dismissal: is medical evidence required to prove damages?
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Dec 5, 2017
Same Game, New Rules: Changes to Ontario's Workplace Laws
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Jan 29, 2018
Q&A: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Feb 20, 2018
Commitment to “comply with statute” not enough to displace common law rights on termination
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Mar 20, 2018
Tips on the right way to fire employees in Ontario
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May 8, 2018
Q&A: Temporary Lay-Offs from Work
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Jun 4, 2018
Provincial Election 2018: Do employees get paid time off on June 7 to vote?
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Jun 18, 2018
Sober, Safe and Productive Workplaces: Managing the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
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Jul 3, 2018
Keep the Receipts: Dismissed Employee awarded $45,000 for job search expenses
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Aug 7, 2018
Ontario Court Creates New Protection for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment
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Sep 6, 2018
Rights and Responsibilities of Ontario Restaurant Owners and Employees
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Sep 18, 2018
Paying the price: Ontario court reminds employers to carefully consider their approach to litigation
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Oct 26, 2018
Hit Rewind: Ford Government Reverses Bill 148 Changes to Ontario Employment Laws
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Nov 2, 2018
Sweet Revenge: Business Ordered to Pay Children Minimum Wage for Selling Chocolates
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Nov 19, 2018
Hold the Applause: Clapping Banned to Reduce Individual Anxiety
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Dec 17, 2018
Wrongful dismissal in Ontario: how do we calculate the value of lost benefits?
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Jan 7, 2019
Arbitration Clause Illegal & Unconscionable: Uber Drivers Taken for a Ride
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Jan 21, 2019
Off-Key? The Boston Symphony and Gender-Based Equality in Pay
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Mar 18, 2019
Ontario superior court confirms that frustration of contract is a two-way street
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Apr 10, 2019
Medical Cannabis and Safety-Sensitive Jobs: Where can Employers Draw the Line?
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Jul 9, 2019
Employee’s tweets about confidential settlement payments cost him $50,000.00
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Jul 26, 2019
Labour arbitrator grants interim protection for complainant of workplace sexual harassment
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Aug 13, 2019
Paul Willetts Interviewed by Global National about Unionization and the "Gig Economy"
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Oct 15, 2019
Worker Voting Rights during the Canadian Federal Election
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Dec 16, 2019
Love at work: considerations for employers in managing office romances
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Jan 7, 2020
Q&A: Employment Law for Locally-Engaged Staff of Embassies and Consulates in Canada
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Feb 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Ontario Employers Should Know
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Aug 12, 2020
After Ontario’s Declared Emergency Ends, Normal Lay-Off Rules Return
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Sep 1, 2020
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Sep 9, 2020
Ontario Extends its Freeze on Temporary Layoff Rules
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Sep 28, 2020
Increase to Ontario Minimum Wage Takes Effect on October 1, 2020
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Oct 30, 2020
Indoor Face Covering Requirements Extended in Ottawa
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Dec 21, 2020
Ontario (Again) Delays Resumption of Temporary Layoff Rules
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Sep 13, 2021
Employee Voting Rights for the 2021 Canadian Federal Election
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Nov 24, 2021
Ontario Implementing Major Changes to Employment Law
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Dec 9, 2021
IDEL Extended Again, Now Lasting for a Period of Up to 2.5 Years
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Feb 16, 2022
Ontario’s Non-Compete Ban does not apply to Old Agreements
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Feb 25, 2022
Ontario will Require Employers to Disclose Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace
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Apr 1, 2022
Does a downturn in business due to COVID result in a frustration of employment?
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May 4, 2022
Ontario Introduces Gig Worker Rights, Electronic Monitoring Policies (and More)
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Jun 3, 2022
Classification Confusion: Taxi Drivers found to be both Contractors and Employees
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Aug 31, 2022
Andrew Vey Interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter
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Sep 16, 2022
New Paid Medical Leave Requirement for Federally Regulated Employers
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Feb 17, 2023
ChatGPT and AI in the Workplace
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Apr 20, 2023
Is a new test emerging for worker classification?
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May 2, 2023
Condonation of an Unpaid Temporary Layoff Requires Positive Action
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Aug 14, 2023
Employment statements: now mandatory for federally regulated employers
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Aug 23, 2023
Holidays in the Sun: Understanding Employee Vacation Rights
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Oct 4, 2023
Change is Coming to Termination Requirements under the Canada Labour Code
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Dec 5, 2023
Working for Workers: Take Four
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Employment Contracts
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Apr 15, 2015
Employment Contracts: What you Need to Know Before you Sign
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Jun 20, 2016
Silence Proves Costly: Employment Agreements and Reasonable Notice
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Nov 9, 2016
Fixed Term Employment Agreements and Employee Severance
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Jan 26, 2017
From 8 Weeks to 15 Months: Employee Wins Significant Severance
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Feb 22, 2017
Uncertainty with Termination Clauses Continues
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May 15, 2017
Ontario employer cannot seek protection of 'void' provision it drafted
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Nov 16, 2017
Amberber v. IBM Canada Limited: Termination clause fails to rebut employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice
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Feb 27, 2018
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Jan 7, 2019
Arbitration Clause Illegal & Unconscionable: Uber Drivers Taken for a Ride
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Feb 19, 2019
Termination clause update: New developments concerning benefit continuation and just cause language
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Mar 18, 2019
Ontario superior court confirms that frustration of contract is a two-way street
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May 16, 2019
Tips on the right way to hire employees in Ontario
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Jun 3, 2019
Employee’s Attempt to Solicit Clients from Former Employer Proves Costly
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Nov 22, 2019
Is the termination clause in my employment agreement enforceable?
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Dec 4, 2019
Promising the Moon: Risk Management in Employee Recruitment
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May 5, 2020
Learning from the Pandemic: Considerations for Ontario Employers
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Jul 14, 2020
Employer Alert: Ontario Court of Appeal Makes Major Change to Termination Clause Interpretation
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Aug 24, 2021
Key Provisions to Include in Every Employment Contract
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Jul 28, 2022
Employee “Experience and Sophistication” Irrelevant to Contract Enforceability
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Sep 26, 2022
A 2022 Update for Drafting Termination Clauses
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Oct 20, 2022
Fixed Term Contract Costs Employer $497,000.00+
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Oct 27, 2022
Employer Obligations When Issuing Discretionary Bonuses
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Jan 24, 2023
Equity Compensation, Vesting Limitations, and Effective Communication of Plan Terms
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Feb 23, 2023
Five Provisions to Include in Your Employment Agreements
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Apr 4, 2023
Understanding the Changed Substratum Doctrine - Is Your Old Employment Contract Still Enforceable?
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Jul 19, 2023
Fixed periods of employment are unaffected by unenforceable termination provisions
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Jul 31, 2023
How to Update Contracts for Existing Employees in Ontario
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Aug 14, 2023
Employment statements: now mandatory for federally regulated employers
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Mar 12, 2024
Another One Bites the Dust: Understanding the Law of Termination Clauses in Ontario
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Apr 17, 2024
Fixed-terms are distinct from termination provisions: Ontario Court of Appeal
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Employment Insurance
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Employment Litigation
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Employment Policies
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Employment Standards
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Sep 9, 2014
Employees in Disguise: Are You Truly an 'Independent Contractor'?
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Jan 20, 2016
Federal or Provincial? Employment and Labour Law Jurisdiction for First Nations Employers
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Jan 5, 2017
Employment Rights for Federally-Regulated Employees
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Mar 7, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in The Lawyer's Daily
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Apr 19, 2017
Wrongful dismissal – when does the limitation period clock start running?
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May 29, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in The Lawyer's Daily on Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review
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Jun 19, 2017
Ontario Court: ‘total payroll’ must be considered when assessing employer severance pay obligation
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Aug 8, 2017
Q&A: The Rights of Ontario Employees to Overtime Pay
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Dec 5, 2017
Same Game, New Rules: Changes to Ontario's Workplace Laws
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Jan 15, 2018
Limitation periods and statutory severance pay: an update
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Sep 6, 2018
Rights and Responsibilities of Ontario Restaurant Owners and Employees
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Oct 26, 2018
Hit Rewind: Ford Government Reverses Bill 148 Changes to Ontario Employment Laws
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Nov 2, 2018
Sweet Revenge: Business Ordered to Pay Children Minimum Wage for Selling Chocolates
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May 16, 2019
Tips on the right way to hire employees in Ontario
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Jun 3, 2020
Ontario Creates New COVID-19 Rules for Temporary Layoffs and Terminations
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Sep 1, 2020
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Sep 28, 2020
Increase to Ontario Minimum Wage Takes Effect on October 1, 2020
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Oct 1, 2020
COVID-19 Worker Screening Now Required in Ontario
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Jul 29, 2021
Spotlight on Employee Vacation Entitlements
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Nov 24, 2021
Ontario Implementing Major Changes to Employment Law
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May 4, 2022
Ontario Introduces Gig Worker Rights, Electronic Monitoring Policies (and More)
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Jul 28, 2022
Employee “Experience and Sophistication” Irrelevant to Contract Enforceability
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Oct 4, 2023
Change is Coming to Termination Requirements under the Canada Labour Code
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Dec 5, 2023
Working for Workers: Take Four
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Frustration of Contract
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Human Rights
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Mar 10, 2015
Pregnancy and Workplace Accommodation: The Botony Dental Case
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Jun 2, 2015
Unprecedented Damages Award in Sexual Harassment Case
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Nov 15, 2015
Protecting human rights in the workplace: Lessons for employers
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May 10, 2016
HR Update Publishes Article by Paul Willetts on Workplace Accommodation
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Oct 31, 2016
Accommodation at Work: The Role of Ontario Employers and Employees
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Dec 19, 2016
Managing toxic employees: human and financial workplace costs
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Sep 18, 2017
“Too pretty to drive a forklift”: Employee awarded considerable damages for workplace harassment and discrimination
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Nov 19, 2018
Hold the Applause: Clapping Banned to Reduce Individual Anxiety
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Jan 21, 2019
Off-Key? The Boston Symphony and Gender-Based Equality in Pay
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Mar 4, 2019
Not Much to “Like”: Lessons from an Anti-Social Work Environment
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Oct 29, 2019
Employer ordered to pay $120,000.00 for discriminatory hiring practices
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Jan 20, 2020
Food for thought: do employers need to accommodate ethical veganism in the workplace?
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Feb 20, 2020
Smokers need not apply: can Ontario employers refuse to hire nicotine users?
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Jan 18, 2024
The importance of honesty in the hiring process
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Independent Contractor
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Just Cause Dismissal
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Jan 20, 2015
Crime at work: The sometimes criminal consequences of workplace misconduct
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Apr 30, 2015
What is 'Just Cause' for Dismissal?
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May 12, 2015
Off-Duty Conduct and Discipline: The FHRITP Case
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Nov 10, 2015
{UPDATE} Off-Duty Conduct and Discipline: The FHRITP Case
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Jul 18, 2017
Secret recordings in the workplace: a review of legal and practical consequences
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Apr 9, 2018
Q&A: Wrongful Dismissal from Employment
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Apr 19, 2018
Ontario court overturns just cause dismissal and awards over $97,000 in damages
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Aug 28, 2018
Andrew Vey Interviewed by Global News
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Oct 16, 2018
Just cause for dismissal: context is key
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Feb 6, 2019
Storing pornography on a work-issued laptop not “serious enough” to be cause for dismissal
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Apr 23, 2019
Arbitrator reinstates locomotive engineer fired for drinking whiskey on the job
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May 8, 2019
The Advocates' Quarterly Publishes Article by Paul Willetts
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Aug 17, 2021
Are Employers Required to Conduct an Investigation Before Dismissing a Worker for Cause?
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Jan 31, 2022
Smoking Gun or Poisoned Chalice? Employee Use of Secret Recordings at Work
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Apr 25, 2022
Court of Appeal: Slapping Female Coworker’s Buttocks in “Heat of the Moment” not “Wilful Misconduct”
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Nov 17, 2023
Moonlighting during working hours warrants cause for dismissal
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Mar 28, 2024
Employee time theft and employer remedies
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Mitigation
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Feb 12, 2015
Q&A: The Employee's Duty to Mitigate Loss
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Jul 3, 2018
Keep the Receipts: Dismissed Employee awarded $45,000 for job search expenses
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Jul 17, 2018
Putting on the Brakes: Ontario courts are limiting the scope of post-dismissal mitigatory earnings
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Oct 3, 2018
When is Retraining a Reasonable Approach to Mitigating Loss of Employment?
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Oct 18, 2021
Do older employees have a duty to mitigate loss of employment?
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Nov 30, 2022
Andrew Vey Interviewed by The Lawyer's Daily
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Dec 21, 2022
When is a work commute too long to be reasonable?
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Sep 26, 2023
Independent contractors have a duty to mitigate loss of fixed-term work
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Oct 12, 2023
Time to Expand the Search? The Duty to Mitigate in a Remote Work World
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News
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Aug 10, 2015
Paul Willetts Quoted in Canadian HR Reporter
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Aug 18, 2015
Vey Willetts LLP Turns One!
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Sep 8, 2015
VW Lawyers welcomes Ross Dunsmore as Senior Counsel
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Feb 24, 2016
Paul Willetts Quoted on Yahoo! Finance
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May 10, 2016
HR Update Publishes Article by Paul Willetts on Workplace Accommodation
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Dec 1, 2016
Paul Willetts Quoted in Canadian HR Reporter
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Jan 26, 2017
From 8 Weeks to 15 Months: Employee Wins Significant Severance
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Feb 8, 2017
Ontario Bar Association Publishes Article by Andrew Vey
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Mar 7, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in The Lawyer's Daily
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Apr 26, 2017
The Advocates' Quarterly Publishes Article by Paul Willetts
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May 29, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in The Lawyer's Daily on Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review
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Aug 29, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Ottawa Metro
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Oct 11, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Feb 27, 2018
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Aug 28, 2018
Andrew Vey Interviewed by Global News
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May 8, 2019
The Advocates' Quarterly Publishes Article by Paul Willetts
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Aug 13, 2019
Paul Willetts Interviewed by Global National about Unionization and the "Gig Economy"
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Aug 28, 2019
Vey Willetts LLP Turns Five!
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Jun 23, 2020
Paul Willetts Speaks at 6-Minute Employment Lawyer
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Sep 1, 2020
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Lawyer's Daily
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Jan 15, 2021
Andrew Vey speaks with the Employment Accessibility Resource Network
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May 6, 2022
Paul Willetts Quoted in Canadian HR Reporter
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Aug 31, 2022
Andrew Vey Interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter
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Nov 30, 2022
Andrew Vey Interviewed by The Lawyer's Daily
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Dec 5, 2023
Working for Workers: Take Four
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Occupational Safety
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Parental Leave
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Q&A Ontario Employment
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Feb 12, 2015
Q&A: The Employee's Duty to Mitigate Loss
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Jul 8, 2015
Q&A: Employment Insurance ("EI") and Severance
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Feb 2, 2016
Q&A: Maternity Leave & Your Rights as an Employee in Ontario
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Jul 5, 2016
Q&A: Vacation Entitlements for Ontario Employees and Employers
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Mar 28, 2017
Q&A: Employee Sick Leave and Medical Information
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Aug 8, 2017
Q&A: The Rights of Ontario Employees to Overtime Pay
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Oct 3, 2017
Q&A: Ontario Severance Packages and Termination of Employment
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Jan 29, 2018
Q&A: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Apr 9, 2018
Q&A: Wrongful Dismissal from Employment
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May 8, 2018
Q&A: Temporary Lay-Offs from Work
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Jan 7, 2020
Q&A: Employment Law for Locally-Engaged Staff of Embassies and Consulates in Canada
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Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the workplace: Answers to common Ontario employment questions
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Mar 17, 2021
Q&A: Resignation from Employment
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Resignation
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Restrictive Covenants
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Severance Pay
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Sick Leave
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Stock Awards
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Taxation
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Vacation Pay
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Workplace Culture
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Workplace Harassment
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Dec 1, 2015
The Office Holiday Party: A {Cautionary} Winter's Tale
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Aug 22, 2017
Protecting Employees from Third-Party Harassment
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Sep 18, 2017
“Too pretty to drive a forklift”: Employee awarded considerable damages for workplace harassment and discrimination
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Mar 12, 2018
Recognizing and Resolving Poisoned Work Environments
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May 17, 2018
Requirements for conducting a workplace harassment investigation: lessons from the Green Party
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Aug 7, 2018
Ontario Court Creates New Protection for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment
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Aug 28, 2018
Andrew Vey Interviewed by Global News
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Jul 26, 2019
Labour arbitrator grants interim protection for complainant of workplace sexual harassment
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Apr 17, 2020
Protecting vulnerable complainants of sexual harassment during litigation
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May 19, 2020
The Maleficent guide to employee mismanagement: lessons for Ontario employers
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Dec 17, 2020
New Federal Workplace Anti-Harassment and Violence Requirements coming January 2021
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Aug 17, 2021
Are Employers Required to Conduct an Investigation Before Dismissing a Worker for Cause?
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Workplace Investigation
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Workplace Privacy
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Wrongful Dismissal
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Nov 18, 2014
Wrongful Dismissal 101: What to do if you lose your job
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Feb 12, 2015
Q&A: The Employee's Duty to Mitigate Loss
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May 12, 2015
Off-Duty Conduct and Discipline: The FHRITP Case
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May 27, 2015
Long Service Worker Awarded 27 Months' Severance Pay
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Jul 17, 2015
Is there now an implied duty to provide reasons for dismissal?
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Sep 1, 2015
The Pendulum Swings: Wrongful Dismissal and Summary Judgment
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Oct 22, 2015
Zoldowski v. Strongco: Good News for Wrongfully Dismissed Employees
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Apr 14, 2016
Changes in Ownership and Your Rights as an Employee
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May 3, 2016
The Hypothetical Breach of Contract: Lessons from Garreton v. Complete Innovations
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Jun 7, 2016
Learning from the 'Special One': Constructive Dismissal from Employment
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Sep 19, 2016
“Age is an impediment”: Fair severance for older employees in Ontario
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Oct 3, 2016
Active Employment and Employee Bonus Entitlements
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Nov 9, 2016
Fixed Term Employment Agreements and Employee Severance
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Nov 21, 2016
Ontario Court Orders Employer to Pay $50,000 in Punitive Damages
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Dec 1, 2016
Paul Willetts Quoted in Canadian HR Reporter
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Jan 26, 2017
From 8 Weeks to 15 Months: Employee Wins Significant Severance
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Feb 8, 2017
Ontario Bar Association Publishes Article by Andrew Vey
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Feb 22, 2017
Uncertainty with Termination Clauses Continues
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Apr 7, 2017
Termination Clause Unenforceable due to 'Potential Violation' of Minimum Standards
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Apr 19, 2017
Wrongful dismissal – when does the limitation period clock start running?
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Apr 26, 2017
The Advocates' Quarterly Publishes Article by Paul Willetts
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May 15, 2017
Ontario employer cannot seek protection of 'void' provision it drafted
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Jun 19, 2017
Ontario Court: ‘total payroll’ must be considered when assessing employer severance pay obligation
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Jul 6, 2017
Putting the Brakes on Mitigation? Earnings in ‘Inferior Positions’ and Employee Severance
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Aug 16, 2017
Vey Willetts Launches Ottawa Severance Pay Calculator
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Aug 29, 2017
Paul Willetts Quoted in the Ottawa Metro
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Oct 3, 2017
Q&A: Ontario Severance Packages and Termination of Employment
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Oct 16, 2017
Bad faith dismissal: is medical evidence required to prove damages?
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Oct 18, 2017
North v. Metaswitch Networks: Ontario's Top Court Confirms the Correct Approach to Employee Severance
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Nov 16, 2017
Amberber v. IBM Canada Limited: Termination clause fails to rebut employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice
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Feb 20, 2018
Commitment to “comply with statute” not enough to displace common law rights on termination
-
Mar 20, 2018
Tips on the right way to fire employees in Ontario
-
Apr 9, 2018
Q&A: Wrongful Dismissal from Employment
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Jul 3, 2018
Keep the Receipts: Dismissed Employee awarded $45,000 for job search expenses
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Jul 17, 2018
Putting on the Brakes: Ontario courts are limiting the scope of post-dismissal mitigatory earnings
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Sep 18, 2018
Paying the price: Ontario court reminds employers to carefully consider their approach to litigation
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Oct 3, 2018
When is Retraining a Reasonable Approach to Mitigating Loss of Employment?
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Oct 16, 2018
Just cause for dismissal: context is key
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Dec 17, 2018
Wrongful dismissal in Ontario: how do we calculate the value of lost benefits?
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Feb 6, 2019
Storing pornography on a work-issued laptop not “serious enough” to be cause for dismissal
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Feb 19, 2019
Termination clause update: New developments concerning benefit continuation and just cause language
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Apr 23, 2019
Arbitrator reinstates locomotive engineer fired for drinking whiskey on the job
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Jul 9, 2019
Employee’s tweets about confidential settlement payments cost him $50,000.00
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Sep 10, 2019
Taking It Back: When can an Employee Retract a Resignation from Employment?
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Nov 22, 2019
Is the termination clause in my employment agreement enforceable?
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May 19, 2020
The Maleficent guide to employee mismanagement: lessons for Ontario employers
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Jul 14, 2020
Employer Alert: Ontario Court of Appeal Makes Major Change to Termination Clause Interpretation
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Nov 16, 2020
Court Strikes Employer’s Allegations of Employee Misconduct as “Inflammatory” and “Scandalous”
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Feb 5, 2021
In the Eye of the Beholder: Job Titles, Character of Employment and Severance
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Apr 30, 2021
Wrongful Dismissal Damages During COVID-19: Offsets and Repayment Obligations
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Oct 18, 2021
Do older employees have a duty to mitigate loss of employment?
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Oct 21, 2021
Court of Appeal: Employee had no right to Damages for Unvested Stock Awards After Termination
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Dec 23, 2021
When is 2.5 Months "Reasonable Notice" of Dismissal?
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Apr 25, 2022
Court of Appeal: Slapping Female Coworker’s Buttocks in “Heat of the Moment” not “Wilful Misconduct”
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Jul 28, 2022
Employee “Experience and Sophistication” Irrelevant to Contract Enforceability
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Sep 26, 2022
A 2022 Update for Drafting Termination Clauses
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Jan 30, 2023
What to do After Losing Your Job
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Mar 14, 2023
Be careful what you wish for: litigation lessons for employers
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Apr 4, 2023
Understanding the Changed Substratum Doctrine - Is Your Old Employment Contract Still Enforceable?
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May 17, 2023
When are employers at risk of aggravated damages awards?
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Jun 7, 2023
CERB Payments are not Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages
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Dec 22, 2023
When are virtual termination meetings appropriate?
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Mar 12, 2024
Another One Bites the Dust: Understanding the Law of Termination Clauses in Ontario
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Apr 17, 2024
Fixed-terms are distinct from termination provisions: Ontario Court of Appeal