A Purchaser Business Must be Cautious When Hiring Staff From the Vendor
When a person has worked for a business for many years, it is common practice for them to receive a significant amount of notice upon termination. However, the issue becomes more complicated when the business is sold to a third party, and the employee releases their original employer from liability at the time of the […]
Read MoreOne Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch: Employment Contracts
Employment contracts by nature address a number of different factors relating to employment, from sick days to vacation and overtime pay to performance management, compensation and an employee’s rights upon termination. When one clause is found to be invalid, courts have often held that the offending term can be lifted out, leaving the rest of […]
Read MoreThe End of CERB & Other COVID Updates
Below, we provide an overview of important employment-related updates across Canada and in Ontario. CERB Ending in September The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program is set to terminate as of the end of September. The Prime Minister has announced that persons in receipt of CERB will, however, be migrated to a new EI system […]
Read MoreLayoff Protections for Employers set to Expire September 4th
You may hear soon in the news that Ontario has ended the period of the emergency. This is true, with caveats. The province has now proposed a law that will end the state of emergency retroactively as of July 24. This, however, does not end the impact of the emergency as many of the orders […]
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