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Is an Employee Entitled to Bonus Payment During the Notice Period?
Supreme Court of Canada Awards Bonus Payout to Fired Employees An employee dismissed without cause is generally entitled to non-discretionary bonuses during the notice period. This is based on the concept of common law damages to put the employee back in the position...
Zubas Flett Law in the News: Richel Castaneda Speaks to OMNI News re: the Federal Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Today, Zubas Flett Law Lawyer, Richel Castaneda, spoke with Arvin Joaquin of OMNI News regarding the Federal Government of Canada proposing regulations under Part II of the Canada Labour Code to make vaccination mandatory in federally-regulated workplaces. These...
Court Upholds an Employee’s Contractual Confidentiality Obligations and Duty of Loyalty, Fidelity and Good Faith
In the case of an employee who worked for a competitor during the course of his employment, the Court recently affirmed than an employee holds contractual obligations to safeguard confidential information and implied duties of loyalty, fidelity, and good faith to...
Bill 27: Non-Competes No More and the Right to Disconnect from Work
Bill 27: Non-Competes No More and the Right to Disconnect from Work On October 25, 2021, the Ontario government introduced Bill 27, Working for Worker’s Act, 2021 (“Bill 27”). Bill 27 amends and impacts the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) with two...
Zubas Flett Law in the News: Ted Flett Speaks to CBC News re: Mandatory Workplace COVID Vaccination Policies
Today, Zubas Flett Law Lawyer, Ted Flett, spoke with Aarti Pole of CBC News about mandatory workplace vaccination policies and their impact on employers and employees. Click here or on the video below to view the newscast. Read the full transcript below Aarti Pole:...
Courts Deliver a Covid Bump: Employees Benefit from a Boost to Reasonable Notice Period for Wrongful Dismissals during Pandemic
After much speculation by employment lawyers, early wrongful dismissal decisions are starting to come out addressing the Court’s view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for non-unionized employees notice periods. The most recent case on the topic is Kraft v....