BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYERHow do Ontario Courts determine if someone is really a contractor or an employee? It may surprise you to learn that the answer is actually quite simple and straightforward. Just apply the duck test: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks
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Wise Law Blog: Are Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Clauses Actually Enforceable?
BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER Employment agreements will often include language that is intended to restrict the actions of employees following the end of their employment. These types of clauses, typically relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition, are aptly referred to in the employment law world as restrictive covenants. Most
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Enforceability of Employment Agreements: Termination Clauses in Ontario
BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER In the excitement of finding a new job, it can be tempting to overlook the importance of the termination provisions that might be included in the employment contract you have been asked to sign. Employment agreements in non-union environments typically govern the terms of the working
Continue readingWise Law Blog: LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday November 29, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 29, 2016 at 6:05am PST If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday October 12, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Oct 12, 2016 at 6:48am PDT If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers
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Here is your daily Law Fact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 7, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 7, 2016 at 6:37am PDTEmployment agreements frequently include provisions that limit employ…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Contractual Entitlement to Notice and the Question of Mitigation
In Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., decided May 25, 2012, the Court of Appeal for Ontario was faced with an interesting question of law: Is an employee, who is terminated without cause, required to mitigate his or her loss when entitled to a fix term of notice or pay
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