Should you accept a demotion due to your illness?
Question: I was injured at work and subsequently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which my doctor says is likely related to the injury but not really provable. My performance at …
Q&A: Forced retirement – is this allowed?
QUESTION Forced retirement, to some employers is one viable way of making space for a new hire. To other employers, insinuating and making comments about forced retirement can land them …
Q&A: Is my non-compete agreement binding 15 years later?
QUESTION A contract is a document drafted by the employer and signed by their respective employee. It is up to the employee to review this document and, if in agreement …
What are my Vacation Rights?
With long weekends coming around some employers might decide to substitute a working day for a vacation or an unpaid day and close the office. Can you be forced to …
Go Back to Your Job After Being Fired from Your Job?
Failing to Mitigate His Loss An employee who refused to return to work after mistakenly being fired from his job was awarded no damages because he failed to mitigate his …
Q&A: Can I use after-acquired information to justify terminating for cause?
The Supreme Court of British Columbia: Kenneth Campbell A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia (2013 BCSC 1813 (CanLII)) held that an employer might be permitted to …
Shhhh! Confidentiality Clauses Are Important
Looking at a Settlement Agreement When there’s been a settlement agreement between an employer and employee, there’s often a confidentiality clause inserted into the agreement. Confidentiality clauses generally restrict the …
Negotiating Employment Contracts – Whitten & Lublin in the Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail published an article “what you need to know about employment contracts” which featured Daniel Lublin an workplace and labour lawyer at Whitten & Lublin LLP.