Ontario Court of Appeal upholds massive award of 27 months pay on termination

By the time of his termination, Milwid had 888 RSUs, half of which were to vest in November of 2020. However, on Aug. 14, 2020, IBM cancelled Milwid’s “unvested” RSUs even though he had no control over his termination date.

Women of Iceland stage nationwide strike protesting unequal pay

And Canada may feel the chill of the Icelandic air soon enough if our gender wage gap persists.

Ontario employees see wrongful dismissal damage awards above two years

Lynch worked a professional engineer at Avaya Canada Corporation when he was terminated after 38.5 years of service. He was approaching his 64th birthday when he was let go.

Your employment questions answered

The cooler season has also summoned familiar warnings of a COVID resurgence and concerns about disruptions in the workplace.

Employees who fail to assert bad faith claims at work may pay high price

Jane Doe argued she did not trust that CSIS could carry out a fair review process and that the internal process was “corrupt.”

Asking for accommodations at work can lead to mistreatment

A British human rights case is chock full of lessons for employers

Mike Babcock’s resignation should not end investigation

Resignations fail to impose consequences and often absolve bad actors from accountability

Jordan Peterson’s case presents issues all professionals need to consider

Peterson sought a judicial review of the decision at the Superior Court of Justice before a panel of three judges. His case was dismissed and Peterson has been ordered to pay the college $25,000 in costs. Peterson has publicly denounced the court decision.

Botched investigation leads court to award employee $50,000 in bad faith damages

Relying blindly on external investigators can be a safety net full of holes.

Electronic monitoring of employees hot button issue

In fact, the union says they only became aware of the geolocation tracking by accident during a disclosure process where CN had to disclose why it was disciplining a worker.