Martin Ejidra
Prior to joining the Employment Law Boutique, Martin worked as an employment lawyer and workplace investigator at a leading mid-size firm, where he gained significant experience assisting both employers and employees and investigating allegations of harassment, human rights and occupational health and safety matters for various public and private companies and organizations, and in particular, in respect of allegations of anti-Black racism.
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Temporary Layoff and Condonation – A Surprising Court of Appeal Decision
In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the court considered a case of pandemic layoff and whether 9 months after the layoff occurred, the employee could be said to have condoned the layoff. The Court of Appeal relied upon one of its earlier decisions in...
Workplace Harassment Reports are not Defamatory
The Ontario Court of Appeal has now issued a decision confirming the law with respect to workplace harassment investigation reports, wherein the investigator /author of the report, will not be liable for defamation for the findings in the report. In the case at bar,...
Failure to Communicate Policies to Employees Results in almost $2M in Damages
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...