Comments on: You’ve Been Terminated. Now What?

By: The Cost of unreasonable claims and behaviour against Your Employer - Hum Law Firm - Employment Lawyers Toronto

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:27:51 +0000

[…] risk employees face is that they have an obligation to mitigate wrongful dismissal damages by looking for and accepting comparable positions. Otherwise, they are at risk of having any wrongful dismissal damages reduced for failing to […]

By: I got fired. My employer wants me to sign a termination letter. Do I have to sign anything right away? - Hum Law Firm - Employment Lawyers Toronto

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:55:09 +0000

[…] Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), you have certain rights, such as the minimum statutory notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice, severance pay, etc. However, absent an enforceable termination clause that limits your termination entitlement to the ESA minimum, you are entitled to common law reasonable notice, which is generally much more than the ESA minimum standards. […]

By: Your employer can’t bully you! How courts are recognizing mistreatment of employees in damages awards - Hum Law Firm - Employment Lawyers Toronto

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:01:09 +0000

[…] When an employee is entitled to common law reasonable notice, their entitlement is calculated by taking into account various factors known as the “Bardal Factors.” These factors help to determine an employee’s entitlement to common law notice and its length. […]