Employment Contracts - Articles & Videos
At what point is a contract “frustrated”, and what does that mean?
In this update, Stuart talks about frustration of contract – and to be clear, that doesn’t mean someone is frustrated. Frustration of a contract occurs at law when the circumstances change and it becomes impossible to fulfill.
Language Laws and Quebec Workplaces
Every few years we see an evolution of the French language laws in Quebec. Bill 96 is the latest example employers need to know.
Arbitrator Upholds Religious Exemption to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Whether or not you can lose your job for refusing to be vaccinated, and how medical or religious exemptions factor in, will be an on-going issue for employers and their employees.
The Danger of Continued Remote Work
Have your employees been working from home for so long that they have accrued a right to continue doing so? As is often the case in the world of Employment Law, it depends. But as time goes on, the risk grows.
More Proposed Changes to Employment Laws
If Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 is passed into legislation, then the following proposed changes will become law.
Change of Substratum: Are Employment Contracts Enforceable After Substantial Changes?
What happens when an employee’s job has changed so much that the relationship is completely different than it was when they signed their contract of employment?
The Risk of Long-Term Remote Work Arrangements
Can you insist that employees return to the workplace? What if they have moved far away, assuming they would be able to continue working remotely? As is often the case, the answer is “it depends”. But in this scenario, the answer may change as time goes on.
Can the Loss of a Work Permit lead to Frustration of Contract?
The answer to the question posed by the title of this week’s blog is, in short: yes, it can. Of course, that doesn’t mean that it always will.
Check Your Employment Contracts: Leave to Appeal Denied in Waksdale
Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc (Waksdale), which means that the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision remains the law in Ontario.
The High Cost of Misclassifying Workers
In Liebreich v. Farmers of North America, the employer was ordered to pay damages to a worker after the Court held that the worker was, in fact, a dependent contractor and not an independent contractor as alleged by the employer.
