How Do You Know if The Terms of Your Job Offer Are Fair?
Special to The Globe and Mail Hiring agreements are becoming too complicated. As an employment lawyer, sometimes even I have a hard time understanding them. This may unduly benefit employers …
When Are Defined Severance Terms Unfair?
DANIEL LUBLIN SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL It is hard to win a game when you start with a disadvantage. Yet when signing employment contracts, employees constantly set themselves …
What Are Your Rights When it Comes to Severe Contract Restraint?
Question: I am a registered nurse. My employer has created a contract restraint stating I must repay $50,000 if I leave before 5 years and each year of employment the …
What Types of Deductions can an Employer Make?
The only types of deduction employers can make are ones mandated by law, such as CPP, Federal/Provincial tax, or court ordered garnishments. A court may order the employer to deduct …
Accepted Job Offer No Longer Available Days Prior to Start Date
When a job offer is made and signed by the candidate, a contractual obligation has been formed. The employee has agreed to provide services and the employer to provide compensation …
Are you required to pay your employer a penalty if you resign?
Question: I am a registered nurse. My employer has created a contract stating I must repay $50,000 if I leave before 5 years and each year of employment the amount …
Would I get paid my commission if I left the company?
Question: If I leave this company in around a month, would I still get paid my commissions from the deal I just won over the next 3 years? I’ve been …
6 Things to Know About Non-Competition Clause
The non-competition clause, otherwise known as a ‘Non-Compete’, is typically an agreement between an employee and employer that prevents the employee from participating in a business that competes with the …
Your Rights When You Face Termination Without Cause
A terminated employee is typically entitled to fair severance, unless he or she did something so serious to warrant losing it (called “termination for cause”). An employee’s actual entitlement is …
Ex-employee soliciting former employer clients: is it legal?
In his recent Globe and Mail column, Toronto Employment Lawyer Daniel Lublin, answers some of the most common questions that employers and employees alike have regarding termination of employment. Ex-employees …
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