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Severance for Short Service Employees
In this video update, Stuart advises employers: do not assume that short service employees will only get minimal or no severance at all, and do not assume that every employee has an automatic probationary period.
Increased Severance Costs for Employers in Ontario
In this video update, Stuart talks about a recent decision that might mean increased severance costs for employers in Ontario.
An Employer’s Severance Pay Obligations
In this video update, Brittany talks about an employer's obligation to provide severance pay at the end of the employment relationship.
Suing for Constructive Dismissal at Common Law
Does the creation of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave remove an employee's right to sue for constructive dismissal at common law?
Jury Duty: What Employers and Employees Should Know – Rudner Law Video Update
There is sometimes confusion about jury duty: will the leave be paid, or unpaid? Does the employee need to seek permission to be away from work?
Breaking Employment Law News: Layoffs are Constructive Dismissals, Even During a Pandemic!
A judge of the Ontario Superior Court has confirmed that laying an employee off is a constructive dismissal, even during a pandemic.
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.
