Verlie Sison (“Sison”) was employed with an A & W franchise in Alberta. During the course of his employment with A & W, Sison reported to Dwayne Taylor (“Taylor”). Taylor...

The case of Mary Egan against her former employer, Alcatel Canada Inc., touched on two (2) important issues, namely (i) inducement, and (ii) the interrelationship between entitlement to damages for...

In the normal course, an employee is entitled to reasonable notice of his/her termination. How does the additional factor that an employee is pregnant at the time of termination affect...

Except where there is a contract with a specific term to the contrary, an employee is entitled to reasonable notice of his or her termination of employment, subject to an...

Part VIII of the Employment Standards Act of Ontario (the “Act”) requires that an employer provide overtime pay of at least one and one-half times the regular hourly rate for...

Kevin Keays was employed with Honda Canada Inc. (“Honda”) for 14 years. Mr. Keays developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (“CFS”) and initially took a disability leave in October 1996, returning in...

Ms. Ning Peng was employed at Canadian Satellite Communications Inc., the predecessor to Star Choice Televisions Network Inc. (“Star Choice”) from June 20, 2000 to August 18, 2002. Ms. Peng...

In a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Peng v. Star Choice Television Network Inc., the issue of whether a Judge in an action for wrongful dismissal can...

Part 1 In a previous column, we discussed the situation of an employer dismissing an employee without cause. In such circumstances, the employer is obliged to provide notice of termination...