The Impact of Gaps in Service on the Notice Period Employment relationships are sometimes interrupted when an employee leaves an employer only to return months or years later. In our practice, a question that arises regularly, and perhaps more frequently than one...
Recent Court decision shifts interpretation of employment contract in favour of employer In a recent case, a Senior Product Manager was dismissed from his employment shortly before his restricted stock units (“RSUs”)¹ were scheduled to vest (ie when the conditions of...
Notice Pay, Termination Pay, Severance Pay – What does it all mean? In this post, we unpack the distinctions between these three concepts and explain how they are calculated for most provincially regulated, non-unionized employees. Appreciating the differences...
Recent Court Decision Removes Employer’s Home-Court Advantage A recent case concerning the enforceability of termination provisions in an employment agreement takes the law two steps further in favour of employees. In Baker v Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc, 2025...
