The Risks of Leveraging an Offer to Increase Compensation
Significant compensation increases and promotions are documented in amending or revised employment agreements. These agreements may also contain temporary layoff provisions and termination provisions eliminating any entitlement to common-law notice.
It’s a recession… there are no jobs?
Many employers, having resisted letting employees go, are surprised to learn that the notice periods required by the common-law in Ontario are substantial. This leads to offers on termination that are well below what a Court might award.
Stretching Creatively
Sometimes we get overwhelmed with work and life’s responsibilities. In the midst of a very busy period, my daughter reminded me of a project that I had put down for a while. Here’s a creative stretch that I hope you can find a few minutes to...
Last in first out
Post COVID, many employees were able to take advantage of a labour shortage to obtain lucrative new employment offers. Because those offers were drafted post COVID they often contain layoff and termination provisions. As we head into an economic slow down, what can employees do to avoid being terminated when their companies inevitably review...
Rock Stands Up!
Robertson Law is pleased to support Rock Stands Up! A charity event featuring the best darn cover band in Toronto – Blind Trust! Buy your tickets through the link below. See you there!
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CANFAR 2023
It’s always a privilege and a pleasure to support charities like CANFAR. We had a lot of fun and hope that the audience did too!
Investigations are not Proof of Facts
One thing that investigators, employers, complainants, and respondents often fail to appreciate is that investigation reports are not proof of the alleged facts underlying the events. Instead, the facts must be proven in any hearing or trial. Voluminous reports with hundreds of documents appended are not determinative. They are, however, quite...
We’re Growing!
Robertson Law is excited to announce that we’re moving to a larger space at 507 King St. E. to accommodate our growing practice.We look forward to meeting with our clients a little closer to downtown (but still off Bay Street for those needing discrete consultations). We look forward to meeting with you and assisting you with your...
Understanding the Stakes
In Cho v. Cafe La Foret Ltd. (a BC decision), the employer cafe wound up paying its terminated head baker pay in lieu of notice, costs, and aggravated as well as punitive damages even though the Court found that this employee had been terminated after the employer had correctly concluded that he had sexually harassed a subordinate female employee...
I remember this one time during COVID…
Lay-offs under the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) provisions enacted by the Ontario government were rendered permissible. Employees laid off in this manner remained entitled to sue under the common-law for constructive dismissal. Most didn’t expecting the lay-off to be short lived. Some were never...