A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision opens up yet another argument which may create challenges for employers whose employees have signed employment agreements which limit amounts payable upon termination.
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Advise and represent employers on compliance, agreement drafting, negotiating and litigation all workplace issues
Labour Relations
Management side labour law, arbitration and bargaining
Executive Compensation
Advice to companies and boards on compensation, bonus and share plans
Practice Areas
Employment Agreements: Just Not Easy To Enforce Termination Clauses
Seniority, Employment and the “Period of Employment”: Not All The Same
In a recent Ontario arbitration decision the arbitrator held that the term “period of employment” does not include periods when employees are accruing seniority but not actively working for the employer.
Refusing To Apologize: Not Cause For Termination
A recent Canadian employment law decision held that an employer did not have cause for termination when an employee refused to apologize.
About George
George Waggott is a Canadian Employment & Labour Relations lawyer who is based in Toronto. George has practised exclusively in the areas of labour relations, employment law, and executive compensation since 1996 and acts for employers on all workplace issues. In addition to his ongoing advice to companies, he frequently appears before the courts, mediators, labour relations boards, grievance arbitrators and employment tribunals. He also regularly acts as a management spokesperson in collective bargaining.
George is outside employment counsel to a number of employers, ranging from non-profits to multinational companies, and his role includes drafting employment and consulting agreements, advising on transactions, providing ongoing employment and executive compensation advice, and ensuring employment standards
Publications
Employment Agreements: Just Not Easy To Enforce Termination Clauses
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision opens up yet another argument which may create challenges for employers whose employees have signed employment agreements which limit amounts payable upon termination.
Seniority, Employment and the “Period of Employment”: Not All The Same
In a recent Ontario arbitration decision the arbitrator held that the term “period of employment” does not include periods when employees are accruing seniority but not actively working for the employer.
Refusing To Apologize: Not Cause For Termination
A recent Canadian employment law decision held that an employer did not have cause for termination when an employee refused to apologize.