Can an Employment Contract Supersede Law?
Imagine this: you’ve just been handed an employment contract for a promising new job. It’s tempting to skim through and gloss over the details because you want your new employment …
Disney’s Layoff Shockwaves: Navigating Layoffs and Severance Packages
Disney has announced plans for large layoffs in the coming months. The entertainment company plans to lay off a total of 7,000 employees, beginning in April and continuing throughout early …
Amazon Layoffs: Company to Reduce 9,000 Employees.
Amazon has announced its plan to cut 9,000 jobs in the next few weeks. This is in addition to the 18,000 jobs that were eliminated in January earlier this year. …
Disney Employees Push Back on Return-to-Office Mandate
It has been 3 years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially started in March of 2020. During this time, many companies allowed employees to work remotely. More recently, as the pandemic …
Office Romance – Pros and Cons of Dating a Co-worker
The recent news of the now-former Toronto mayor John Tory’s affair with a colleague has sent shockwaves through Toronto’s political world, but it has also made many think about the …
Mishandling a Layoff Can Be a Costly Mistake for Employers
Special to The Globe and Mail Eyebrows were raised recently when Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees that they either commit to working long hours at high intensity …
$800M Class-action Lawsuit Launched Against RBC Dominion Securities
On December 29, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court certified a class proceeding against RBC Dominion Securities, which claims that it failed to pay vacation and public holiday pay to its financial and investment …
Salesforce and Amazon Layoffs in Canada
More large technology companies have recently announced mass layoffs and terminations amid a slowdown in the sector. Salesforce has declared that it will be cutting 10% of its work force …
Remote Work Ban at Twitter – What are Your Employee Rights?
Since he purchased Twitter, Elon Musk has been taking a hard line with employees. He has told them there will be “difficult times ahead” but has also now mandated a …
City of Burlington Mandates Mandatory Masks Again: Your Rights
Recently the City of Burlington re-launched a mandatory indoor mask policy for the City’s employees, effective from November 28, 2022, to January 8, 2023, throughout the winter holiday season. Does …