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Is Drinking Wine at Lunch Grounds for Summary Dismissal?
In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that an employer had wrongfully dismissed a 65 year old manager of a used car company. The company accused the employer…
Does an Employer’s Financial Situation Influence Reasonable Notice Periods?
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed an old debate in employment law: if an employer is in financial difficulty, should the court reduce the period of notice required to terminate…
My New Book ‘The Law of Work’ is Finally Out!
Today’s the day that my book The Law of Work is finally, officially released!! Check out the fancy new banner to the right, which includes a link to the book’s…
Why “Blue Jays Fever” is Probably a Bad Idea
Don’t do it. I know what you’re thinking. Your boss won’t mind if you take one of those sick days to go to the pub with your buddies and watch…
Does a Non-Competition Clause Survive a Wrongful Dismissal?
October 1, 2015 From now on, my blog posts will include a reference to the location in my soon-to-be-released book The Law of Work where you will find a discussion…
Two Academic Job Postings of Interest to Industrial Relations, Work Law Experts
There are a couple of academic postings of note for people with expertise in industrial relations and/or labour and employment law. The first is at my home school, the School…
Summer Break to Finalize ‘The Law of Work’ Book
Remarkably, I have had many people comment to me that they’ve noticed I’ve been blogging less over the past few months. That is true. It’s because any free time I…
SCC Revisits, Clarifies (Sort of) Constructive Dismissal Law
March 31, 2015 March was a good month for me. I was cited by the Supreme Court of Canada twice in the span of about a week! The first citation…
Sample Chapter from My New Book, The Law of Work
My new book The Law of Work should be out later this summer, in time for the fall. The book will interact with this blog and be available in hard…
Law of Work Blog Passes Million Views Milestone!
January 29, 2015 Today, this little Law of Work Blog intended for students of labour and employment law raced past the 1,000,000 views threshold! Not bad, for a blog that…
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