Employment Archives - Mitchell Rose

25 October 2022

Placing Employee on Unpaid Leave of Absence for Non-compliance with Mandatory Vaccination Policy Not Constructive Dismissal According to first Canadian Court to Rule on Issue

October 25, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

The British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc. that the employer’s mandatory vaccination policy “was a lawful response to the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic”.

02 September 2022

3 Reasons Why Workplace Policies Are Important

September 2, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

You operate a small-sized company in Ontario and have had the same office manager for the past five years.

29 August 2022

Deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) is Over. Now What?

August 29, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

Notice to Reader: The ESA provides for three types of infectious disease emergency leaves relating to COVID-19. One leave is unpaid, another is deemed and unpaid (“deemed”) and the third is paid.

01 August 2022

Mental health in the workplace and the law

August 1, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

Employers and employees ask me all the time about their rights and obligations in these issues. In this blog, I will address the role employers play in protecting the mental health of their employees, from allowing proper medical leaves, to protecting against harassment and bullying.

15 June 2022

A Word (or Two) about Negotiating Employment Contracts

June 15, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

Ontario Court of Appeal rules in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc. that there is not a different legal standard for different people when interpreting employment contracts.

12 May 2022

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUST CAUSE UNDER THE COMMON LAW AND WILFUL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT (ONTARIO)?

May 12, 2022

Author: eggsdev

Employment

In an earlier blog about the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts, I noted that a termination for cause (aka “just cause”) is a Canadian common law (judge-made law) concept whereby an employee may be denied notice or pay in lieu of notice that a judge would grant to an employee who was terminated

06 May 2022