by Nancy Shapiro | Oct 30, 2024 | Employment Law
In a decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice Cavanagh released January 2, 2024, Boyer v. Callidus Capital Corp., [2024] O.J. No. 41, 2024 ONSC 20, the Court held that an employer had not clearly communicated the restrictive terms of its policies with respect to...
by Nancy Shapiro | Oct 28, 2024 | Employment Law
The issue of what a court will do when faced with a claim for variable compensation in the form of a Carried Interest Plan, much like a profit sharing plan, in which profit was recognized some 3-7 years following the initial investment, came before the Honourable Mr....
by Nancy Shapiro | Oct 24, 2024 | Employment Law
I was invited recently to speak at the HRPA Conference on the issue of bad faith damages. I was focusing on the history of these awards and quantum. Then on May 2, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision in Krmpotic v. Thunder Bay Electronics...
by Nancy Shapiro | Oct 24, 2024 | Employment Law
We know that non-competition agreements are generally not enforceable in the employment context in Ontario if they were entered into after October 25, 2021, except in a handful of situations. However, that still leaves: the rest of Canada; agreements prior to...
by Nancy Shapiro | Dec 31, 2023 | Employment Law
We assist clients manage all kinds of risks associated with employment. Legislative compliance is one such risk. Let’s address frequently neglected obligations of an employer that we are rarely asked about. It is fall, almost Halloween, and we are not here to...
