Marc Kitay, Partner

Marc [email protected] School Admitted to Bar Years of Experience Proficiency InUniversity of Western Ontario 2012 12 Severances Package Negotiations, Challenging Mandatory Vaccination Policies and Defending Respondents of Workplace ComplaintsA Persuasive NegotiatorUnapologetically …

Clearing up misconceptions – Mistakes can be avoided

Canadian employers may “rule” their own workplaces but they definitely don’t rule the courts. Despite workplace laws favouring their legal position, many employers make mistakes that hand employees a better case. Here are some of my favourite workplace blunders.

Get it right before pulling the trigger

Employee misconduct may be present but in Canadian workplace law it seldom matters if an employer does not act fairly towards its employee. UPS learned this the hard way in its recent termination of a long term employee.

Recapping 2009’s developments

As we look back on a busy year, we all received some good advice, but often never got around to following it. Since the holidays are a time to reflect, I’m giving you a second chance. Here is some advice for employees in 2010.