Rudner Law Video Update: How does pregnancy factor into severance?
Is pregnancy at the time of dismissal a relevant factor? According to one recent Ontario decision, the answer is yes.
Rudner Law Video Update: Insubordination and Dismissal
This vlog was inspired by a very simple question: can you be fired for refusing to do what your boss asks you to do? Is that insubordination? What is insubordination anyways?
Rudner Law Video Update: Termination Terminology
In this video update, Stuart clarifies some of the terms that are used in the world of employment law relating to dismissals.
Rudner Law Video Update: Hiring People with Disabilities
Stuart uses a hockey story as the basis for his comments in this video update about hiring people with disabilities.
Video Update: Post-termination Entitlements
The Supreme Court has now weighed in on the issue of when employees will be entitled to things like bonuses or other variable compensation post termination.
Video Update: Canada Emergency Response Benefit Review
Brittany Taylor gives a summary of the CERB program, how it works, and what your entitlements may be under this program.
Video Update: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Review
Brittany Taylor reviews the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and provides a brief summary of this very complicated program to try to assist employers to understand what their entitlements may be.
Video Update: The Entitlement to Overtime Pay
Many of us are focused on COVID-19 and the implications on our society, our health, the economy and our jobs, but it's important to remember that life goes on and that means so does the legal system. The Superior Court of Ontario recently released a decision relating to overtime and entitlement to overtime pay.
Understanding Your Rights and Obligations During the COVID-19 Crisis
In this video update, Stuart talks about understanding your rights and obligations under the novel circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis.
Is This The End? Video Update on Employee Resignations
The courts in Canada have repeatedly emphasized that in order for an employee's resignation to be effective, it has to be clear, unambiguous, and voluntary.
