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Poor Conduct & Terminations: What’s Legal?
Employers have a duty to pay adequate severance and treat employees fairly at all times leading up to and after they terminate…
Termination Negotiations: Don’t Give In to Pressure
Employees feel pressured by their employer to sign documents during termination negotiations. Find out why you should not give in by reading…
Insurance Company Offers Girl $8 for Mileage to Hospital Instead of $50K for Eye Injury
The mother of a young girl who suffered an eye injury playing soccer is upset that her insurance company is saying the…
How to Calculate Severance Pay
There are a lot of myths about how to calculate severance pay in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Find out how to…
Client Win: How a single email secured full pay in a fixed-term contract case
Discover how Samfiru Tumarkin LLP used a key email to secure full compensation for an employee fired from a one-year fixed-term contract.
Global News – Garage found partly liable after crash with stolen car causes brain injury
An auto-body garage owner was deemed to be liable after a teen suffered a permanent brain injury after crashing a car that…
Social Media and the Workplace
Today's workplace should have a clearly defined social media policy that clearly outlines the expectations for employees and the employer.
Exploring Contract Disputes
Contract disputes can arise from many different elements of a contract. Read the article to learn about steps that can be taken…
Bonuses and Severance Pay
A common question we get asked is whether bonus entitlements (overtime pay, benefits, stock options, car) should be included in a severance…