Workplace Law Strategies Blog

Contracts, contracts, contracts.  It cannot be said enough times.  The only way to limit potential liability to employees on termination is through a comprehensive employment agreement that sets out at the commencement of the employment relationship, what will happen on termination.  Without such an agreement, plan on being exposed to liability for common law notice ...

Typically when an employee is dismissed, unless they are moving immediately into another job they will apply for employment insurance benefits.  This doesn’t affect you as an employer, unless you are making a severance payment to the employee after they have received EI benefits. 46 of the Employment Insurance Act (the “Act) obligates an employer ...