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Employer Obligations When Issuing Discretionary Bonuses

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Employer Obligations When Issuing Discretionary Bonuses

It is quite common for employers to offer a bonus or incentive payment as part of a worker’s compensation. Bonuses serve a useful dual function – incentivizing individuals to perform their duties well and then rewarding achievement of the same.

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Fixed Term Contract Costs Employer $497,000.00+

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Fixed Term Contract Costs Employer $497,000.00+

Most employment contracts operate for an indefinite period. Lesser seen are fixed term agreements. The latter are most often used in the context of a sale of business and in the not-for-profit sector (where funding is frequently tied to time-limited grants). Regardless of their underlying motivation, fixed term contracts come with significant risks for employers.

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Employee “Experience and Sophistication” Irrelevant to Contract Enforceability

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Employee “Experience and Sophistication” Irrelevant to Contract Enforceability

Generally speaking, Ontario employees are entitled to receive reasonable notice of their dismissal from employment (subject to situations where the parties have agreed in writing an alternate lawful entitlement in this regard).

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Key Provisions to Include in Every Employment Contract

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Key Provisions to Include in Every Employment Contract

Hiring a new employee is an investment, and it is important to start the relationship on the right foot. Both parties need to have a clear understanding from the outset of their role, rights, and responsibilities. Where there is confusion in this regard, disagreement and disputes may follow.

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Employer Alert: Ontario Court of Appeal Makes Major Change to Termination Clause Interpretation

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Employer Alert: Ontario Court of Appeal Makes Major Change to Termination Clause Interpretation

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario has the potential to render many existing contractual termination clauses unenforceable. This development will have a major impact on employee severance rights and the costs employers may be required to incur when dismissing workers.

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Learning from the Pandemic: Considerations for Ontario Employers

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Learning from the Pandemic: Considerations for Ontario Employers

COVID-19 seemingly came from nowhere and fundamentally altered our lives. It has brought challenges to many Ontario workplaces, exposing deficiencies in employment agreements and emphasizing the need for strategic planning and preparedness.

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Promising the Moon: Risk Management in Employee Recruitment

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Promising the Moon: Risk Management in Employee Recruitment

As an employer in a competitive market, there may be a strong business case to actively recruit top-performing employees from other companies. While there can be clear advantages to attracting talented and qualified employees, an aggressive recruitment strategy targeting workers in otherwise stable employment can also lead to unintended liability.

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