Employment law

Timing is everything: don’t delay when terminating with just cause

'You have to act in that moment': employment lawyer explains how waiting to terminate can thwart just cause

Timing is everything: don’t delay when terminating with just cause

Employer's misconceptions make worker's firing for safety infraction, dishonesty 'excessive'

'The employer just didn't do their own thorough investigation about what actually happened'

Employer's misconceptions make worker's firing for safety infraction, dishonesty 'excessive'

Worker who took documents breached duty of good faith, but had no fiduciary duty: court

If an employee is not 'given scope or discretion to exercise authority or influence, it's unlikely they're considered a fiduciary,' says lawyer

Worker who took documents breached duty of good faith, but had no fiduciary duty: court

Manitoba worker constructively dismissed but denied 24 months' notice

'That's a very strong decision for employers and probably overdue,' says employment lawyer offering tips for HR

Manitoba worker constructively dismissed but denied 24 months' notice

Woman given $175,000 settlement for sexism complaint after 9 years

Manitoba worker accused employer of harassment after dismissal

Woman given $175,000 settlement for sexism complaint after 9 years

Greater enforcement challenges TFW employers

'The number of companies that are blacklisted has drastically increased,' says lawyer

Greater enforcement challenges TFW employers