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Severance Packages: Is Incentive Based Compensation Included in a Severance Package?
Termination of employment can be a traumatic experience. If an employee has been fired without case, the employ...
What to Expect in a Severance Package
In a wrongful dismissal action, the employee has the onus of establishing that they are entitled to a particular...
The (In)Validity of Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts
Employment standards legislation grants employees statutory minimum rights, the common law...
Employee Rights and Considerations during the Hiring Process: Background Checks, Medical Examinations, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Discrimination, Human Rights, Employment Contracts, and Probationary Periods
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS
Background checks
Workplace Harassment – New Remedy Available to Harassed Employees
Employees have developed the view that any perceived mistreatment is grounds for a claim against their employer....
Employee Entitlements Upon Termination of Employment
A dismissed employee is entitled to be made whole during his or her reasonable notice period.1 In other words, t...
Why Negotiating Your Own Severance Package is a Terrible Idea
Employees who want to take a crack at negotiating before calling in a lawyer can do much more harm than good.
A Guide to Employment Standards in Alberta
On this page we provide a general overview of employment standards legislation in Alberta. Should you have more ...
Termination of Older Employees Equals Discriminatory Conduct by an Employer?
Age is a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act
What it Takes to Prove Just Cause for Termination
The generally accepted principle in just cause dismissals is that an employer will have cause to terminate an em...
Maternity Leave in Alberta: What Employees Should Know
The importance of maternity leave cannot be overstated. For new mothers, it provides a critical period of time t...
Overtime Hours and Overtime Pay
In general, overtime is all hours worked over 8 hour...
CERB Not Deductible from Severance Pay
In Oostlander v. Cervus Equipment Corporation, 2023 ABCA 13, the Alberta Court of Appeal held that CERB payments...
Employment Contracts Primer for Employees
Layoffs:
During the pandemic, many employers had no choice but to temporarily lay off employees due to a ...
The (Un)Enforceability of Employee Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements
During the course of employment, an employee may be in a position to acquire in-depth knowledge of their employer’s business and operat...
A Comprehensive Guide to Constructive Dismissal
What is Constructive Dismissal?
An emplo...
Terminated Employee Entitlements in Alberta Under the Employment Standards Code
How much notice or termination pay is an employer required to pay an employee for termination of employment unde...
Employer’s Failure to Act in “Good Faith” May Invalidate an Otherwise Lawful Termination Clause and Entitle an Employee to Greater Damages
Since the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1997 decision in Wallace v. United Grain Growers, employers have been advise...
Job Protected Leaves in Ontario and British Columbia
Ontario Leaves
Leave Type
Required Service
Paid
Maximum...
Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities
Introduction
Employers are required to a...
The Pandemic Could Entitle You to Greater Termination Pay
Pavlov v The New Zealand and Australian Lamb Company Limited, 2022 ONCA 655 (“Pavlov”)
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Terminated Employee Entitlements in British Columbia under the Employment Standards Act
How much notice or termination pay is an employer required to pay an employee for termination of employment unde...
Terminated Employee Entitlements in Ontario under the Employment Standards Act
How much notice or termination pay is an employer required to pay an employee for termination of employment unde...
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