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26 Months Reasonable Notice for Dependent Employee

by Johannes Schenk / On December 16, 2016 / In Employment Law, Labour Law, Uncategorized

Keenan v. Canac Kitchens Ltd., 2016 ONCA 79 (CanLII) concerns the amount of termination notice to be paid to a dependent employee. In this case the employer argued that the employees were independent contractors and that didn't fly with the…

Uber Driver Are Employees

by Johannes Schenk / On December 16, 2016 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

An employment tribunal in London rules that Uber drivers can be classed as employees in a case that could have wide-ranging implications.Source: What does Uber employment ruling mean? - BBC News This is a highly significant ruling for other economies…

Work Email is Work Email

by Johannes Schenk / On July 7, 2016 / In Employment Law, Litigation, Professional Discipline

A new ruling affirms the ability to FOIA private email accounts.Source: A federal court may have just added to Clinton’s email woes in a big way - The Washington Post You can't avoid FOI requests by storing work email in…

Ryerson maternity leave termination

by Johannes Schenk / On May 12, 2016 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Litigation

Source: Supporters of maternity leave rallied on Mother's Day after new mom fired from Ryerson Students' Union And it's 2016 and these types of actions are still up for debate? The law on maternity terminations is relatively settled: it's not…

18 year Starbuck’s manager 17 months termination notice

by Johannes Schenk / On May 11, 2016 / In Employment Law, Litigation

2016 BCSC 830 Luchuk v. Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc. deals with the termination of an 18 year Starbucks manager. Notice was fixed at 17 months. The employer had offered 8 weeks notice. A life time supply of coffee would have…

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