Labour & Employment Law Blog

Category: Termination

Termination vs. Severance Pay?

Jennifer Zeilikman
March 20, 2024
3 minute read

Learn about the important differences between termination and severance payments. The terms “termination pay,” “severance pay,” “severance package,” “termination pay,” or “severance” are commonly…

Recruited by another company in Ontario and then fired? Learn about your employment rights upon termination.

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 8, 2024
3 minute read

It is a very common scenario that a non-unionized employee leaves their old job because they were recruited by another company. The new company…

Mass Layoffs at CBC / Radio-Canada

Jennifer Zeilikman
December 7, 2023
3 minute read

According to a CBC article which you can read here, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada will be firing 10 per cent of its workforce. The…

Beware Employers: Don’t Use Meritless Litigation To Dissuade Employees From Pursuing Their Rights

Jennifer Zeilikman
December 1, 2023
3 minute read

Employers need to be cautious about what allegations they make against former employees who are pursuing a wrongful dismissal claim against the employer. The…

Termination Clause Not Enforceable When With Cause Portion Violates Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

Jennifer Zeilikman
October 24, 2023
3 minute read

The case of Tan v. Stostac Inc., 2023 ONSC 2121 was a wrongful dismissal matter that was determined via a summary trial. The plaintiff…

You received a termination letter from your employer stating that you are dismissed. So, what do you do now?

Jennifer Zeilikman
October 11, 2023
3 minute read

An employee getting “fired” or “dismissed” from their employment is a common occurrence and can happen to any employee. Sometimes the employee is advised…

Workplace Investigators Do Not Owe a Duty of Care to Dismissed Employees

Jennifer Zeilikman
September 1, 2023
2 minute read

The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice of Mezikhovych v. Kokosis, 2022 ONSC 6480 is illustrative of the fact that in Ontario courts have…

Telus wrongful dismissal severance pay

Jennifer Zeilikman
August 28, 2023
3 minute read

What should you do if your employer has announced that your job has been eliminated? Telus has announced earlier this month that it was…

Being terminated due to pregnancy leave

Arthur Zeilikman
July 28, 2023
2 minute read

In Ontario employees have the right to take pregnancy leave of up to 17 weeks. The leave will be unpaid unless the employment agreement…