In the recent case of Van Wyngaarden v Thumper Massager Inc., the Ontario Divisional Court confirmed that unless a dismissal is in bad faith, an employer is entitled to dismiss an employee during the probationary period without cause and without notice.

Over the past few years, we have seen countless cases in which dismissed employees have argued that, for one reason or another, they should not be held to the terms of the termination clause in their employment agreement. While the cases have taken a variety of approaches and made it difficult to identify a guiding principle that would withstand the next decision, the recent trend seems to be a willingness to enforce the intent of the parties.

More often than not, an employee that is dismissed does not receive their bonus for the year in which they were let go. In many cases, they don’t even receive the bonus that has already accrued, such as when they…

In almost all cases, you will be able to terminate the relationship The recent events in the southern United States involving demonstrations by "white nationalists" (also known as white supremacists or neo-Nazis) have rocked North America. As photos and video…