Mr. Pekor has significant experience drafting
all types of employment agreements and policies, including employee handbooks, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, severance agreements, sexual harassment policies, and email and internet usage policies.
We also automated various
types of employment agreements as well as letters to the client, other counsel, and the court.
Not exact matches
Previously, Canadian law was divided as to whether parties to a contract were required to discharge their contractual obligations honestly or whether the duty
of good faith only applied to specific
types of contracts, e.g.
employment agreements.
There are two main
types of restrictive covenant clauses in
employment agreements: non-solicitation provisions (in which the employee is preventing from soliciting customers or employees
of the former employer for a time, but can compete generally) and non-competition clauses (the employee is prohibited from competing against the former employer, usually for a defined period and within a defined geographical area).
When
types of written
employment agreements are considered, individual written contracts
of employment and collective
agreements spring immediately to mind; however, there is a hybrid
of those two which governs (or, more precisely, may govern) the
employment relationships
of many Canadians — the Employee Handbook or, as it is sometimes called, the Personnel Policy Manual
While there's no question that probationary dismissals in non-union contexts are subject to a similar
type of my analysis, we have to be cautious when importing labour principles into
employment law, simply because labour principles so frequently derive from terms
of collective
agreements which are frequently not present in individual contracts
of employment.
On the plaintiff side, we represent employers bringing claims for all
types of breaches
of employment contracts, including violations
of noncompete
agreements, nonsolicitation
agreements and relocation
agreements.
Referred to commonly as a separation
agreement or a settlement
agreement, this
type of legal document governs the end
of an
employment arrangement.
Most people entering into any
type of agreement, be it an
employment contract, a commercial lease or a partnership
agreement, usually focus on provisions relating to the parties» monetary obligations.
However, where the suspension is imposed unilaterally — for instance, where there is no provision in the
employment agreement that provides for these
types of suspensions — the SCC has stated that the employer should not suspend the payment
of the employee's salary.
Ms. Knepper also has extensive experience reviewing and creating employee handbooks and policies
of all
types; drafting and negotiating
employment agreements (including independent contractor, non-competition, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation
agreements) and severance
agreements; and providing training for employers on
employment - related issues.
Because
of our deep experience in litigation regarding virtually every conceivable
type of document from non-compete
agreements and confidentiality provisions in
employment contracts to landlord - tenant
agreements and fractional share leases, we understand how contracts need to be drafted to avoid litigation.
In order to appear authentic, fraudsters may present
employment agreements, websites and other
types of information, for example, a detailed contract, outline
of employee job responsibilities, compensation, etc..
He also regularly drafts and advises on many different
types of commercial contracts, including distribution
agreements,
employment contracts, hire purchase
agreements, licencing
agreements, loan
agreements and security documentation, partnership deeds, sale and purchase
agreements, shareholders»
agreements and terms and conditions.
We have expertise drafting independent contractor
agreements, executive
employment agreements, consulting services
agreements, incentive and non-qualifying stock option
agreements, confidentiality / non-disclosure
agreements, employee privacy statements, mandatory arbitration
agreements, non-solicitation
agreements and all other
types of employment related
agreements.
In the operational arena, we handle labor and
employment issues, establish and institute internet privacy and document retention policies, negotiate the leasing
of real property, and structure and negotiate school management
agreements, curriculum licenses, joint venture
agreements, e-commerce contracts, and various
types of financing.
Termination
of Employment (PDF) Covers
types of compensation, notice, group terminations, temporary layoffs, wrongful dismissal and termination under collective
agreements.
BLG's Defence and Security Industry Group regularly advise defence industry clients with respect to government procurements and bid disputes; export controls and economic sanctions; access to information requests; federal and provincial lobbying rules; joint ventures and teaming
agreements; intellectual property protection and rights; as well as various other
types of corporate, commercial, litigation and labour and
employment matters.