A June 2010 ruling of the Ontario Superior Court in Simpkin v. Ability Machine and Manufacturing Inc. demonstrates that in wrongful dismissal cases, quantification of damages is not confined to wages that would have been earned during the notice period, but will also include the replacement cost of...
Section 22 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act provides that in most circumstance, an employee who works more than 44 hours in a given week shall be paid at least one and one-half times his or her regular rate of pay for overtime hours worked....
The Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA) provides many benefits to the Province's employees. It also lays a few traps for those who do not fully consider the Act's complexities and limits....
Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA), employees dismissed without cause are entitled to two distinct statutory payments: Termination Pay: Calculated based on years of service. Employees with 8 years or more can receive up to 8 weeks of termination pay. wiselaw.blogspot.com Severance Pay: Available to employees who meet...
Discover how the Ontario Human Rights Code protects employees from disability discrimination at work, and how employers must accommodate injuries or disabilities unless it causes undue hardship. Includes case insights....
Learn when an Ontario employer can avoid termination notice or pay by demonstrating egregious, deliberate misconduct under ESA Regulation 288/01. Highlights from the Walmart Canada Gray case....