Premier Jason Kenney had less than 24 hours to savour his dubious victory in Alberta’s anti-equalization referendum before a serious scandal involving accusations of sexual-harassment, heavy drinking in the office, and the firing of a victim hit the headlines. It’s not clear if the revelation a former ministerial chief of
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Alberta Politics: UCP math: 1.5 = 1 – and you’re lucky to get that!
One hour is the same as one and a half hours! Who knew? It’s always an education to listen to the way Jason Kenney and his UCP team explain things. Yesterday, the leader of Alberta’s United Conservative party was testily engaged in an epic effort to persuade Albertans that his
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday February 27, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 27, 2018 at 7:02am PST For more information, visit our website at http://www.wiselaw.net. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise law for Tuesday June 20, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Did you know that an Employee is obligated to give reasonable notice of his or her intention to resign from his or her position of employment? The amount of notice
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Here is your daily #LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday June 13, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Did you know that your Employer has a duty to accommodate your disability up until a point of undue hardship? An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday May 26, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a 65-year-old civil engineer who had been employed for 40.66 years. In exceptional circumstances
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday May 9, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Ontario employees are prohibited from discrimination and harassment against any employee. Employers may not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, citizenship, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday May 2, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. It is very difficult for employers to prove “just cause” for termination, unless there is evidence of gross or wilful misconduct, like theft, fraud, or intentional dereliction of duties.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday April 25, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. The amount payable to wrongfully dismissed employee depends on length of employment, age salary and several other factors. It can be as much as one month for each year
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday April 18, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews? Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 4, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable. Non-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 28, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. “My ex-employer just gave me a severance proposal, but I was only given 3 days to respond. Is that legal?” The law does not address this question. As a courtesy,
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Here are your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 21, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net Did you know that a probationary period may go longer than three
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 14, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on employment law, family law, wills, estates, and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net Did you know “use it or lose it” vacation policies are illegal.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 7, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Mar 7, 2017
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 7, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Mar 7, 2017
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BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER At first glance, Ontario’s employment law framework is deceivingly simple. If an employer seeks to terminate an employee without having any just cause to do so, it must simply provide that employee with reasonable notice of its intentions to terminate the employment, or alternatively pay
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BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER At first glance, Ontario’s employment law framework is deceivingly simple. If an employer seeks to terminate an employee without having any just cause to do so, it must simply provide that employee with reasonable notice of its intentions to terminate the employment, or alternatively pay
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 22, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law and Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 22,
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 22, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law and Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 22,
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