Employers should “reconsider” starting workers on probation if those probationary periods are being used “legal risk mitigation” strategies, a Toronto lawyer suggested Tuesday in a blog post. In Ontario, when a probationary period is for longer than three months, employer…
A lawsuit filed by an employee terminated without cause and given two weeks’ termination pay plus 12 weeks’ salary in lieu of notice could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Court records indicate that Lesley Cabott started working, as a…
A wrongful dismissal lawsuit – launched by an auto sales manager who was dismissed 23 months into a five-year term – could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Court records indicate that John Howard was hired in 2012 as truck…