In McKinley v. BC Tel, 2001 SCC 38, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 161, the Supreme Court made it clear that the principle of proportionality is the focus in the determination
whether termination of an employment relationship is the appropriate sanction in response to employee misconduct.
In a decision dated March 24, 2011, the arbitrator authorized the testimony of the three commissioner members, explaining the executive committee did not benefit from «deliberative secrecy» and it would be impossible to determine
whether the termination of the employment relationship was consistent with the collective agreement [translation] «without a detailed knowledge of the deliberations».
Not exact matches
Whether it's a change in the group plan or a change
of employment — even a
termination — your husband could find his coverage changes through no decision
of his own.
In addition, Roth and non-Roth account balances are combined to determine
whether a participant's vested accrued benefit is $ 5,000 or less, allowing the account to be involuntarily cashed - out upon
termination of employment.
Personal injury cases,
termination and
employment law issues, and criminal law matters are examples
of emergency situations where one should at least have a basic understanding
of the first points
of contact —
whether a lawyer, government institutions, or other public authorities such as the police.
The Federal Court
of Appeal acknowledged that for a very long time there had been two divergent and conflicting lines
of case law regarding the question
of whether Part III
of the Canada Code permits
terminations of employment without cause.
To put it another way, if an employee becomes sick or injured while employed and therefore covered by a group policy
of insurance, a subsequent
termination of employment should be irrelevant to the issue
of whether the employee is eligible to make application for coverage to the insurer.
In such clauses the parties should address when such bonus payments will be made, to what extent, if any, the bonuses are discretionary and
whether the employee will be entitled to payment
of bonus subsequent to
termination of employment.
The first step in calculating the amount
of notice depends on
whether that employee's
termination is subject to a valid
employment contract.
LEXIS 61 (ARB No.16 - 022 October 5, 2017), the Administrative Review Board reminds us
of the FRSA's low threshold for adverse action: «where
termination, discipline, and / or threatened discipline are involved, there is no need to consider the alternative question
whether the
employment action will dissuade other employees.»
The Court further concluded that the
employment income which Ms. Brake earned during her statutory notice entitlement period was not deductible as mitigation income, reasoning that statutory entitlements (
termination and severance pay) are not damages and that employees are entitled to receipt
of these statutory entitlements
whether or not they secure new
employment during the period they are intended to cover.
There are a number
of legal issues to consider, including
whether there are sufficient circumstances to prove just cause, the effect
of any
employment agreement, and the amount of notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice required by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the c
employment agreement, and the amount
of notice
of termination or pay in lieu
of notice required by the
Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the c
Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the common law.
Prior to the introduction
of DIFC
Employment Law No. 3 of 2012 («DIFC Employment Amendment Law») the position under DIFC Employment Law No. 4 of 2005 («DIFC Employment Law 2005») was that all employees must, within the first month of their employment, elect whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end of service gratuity on termination of their e
Employment Law No. 3
of 2012 («DIFC
Employment Amendment Law») the position under DIFC Employment Law No. 4 of 2005 («DIFC Employment Law 2005») was that all employees must, within the first month of their employment, elect whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end of service gratuity on termination of their e
Employment Amendment Law») the position under DIFC
Employment Law No. 4 of 2005 («DIFC Employment Law 2005») was that all employees must, within the first month of their employment, elect whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end of service gratuity on termination of their e
Employment Law No. 4
of 2005 («DIFC
Employment Law 2005») was that all employees must, within the first month of their employment, elect whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end of service gratuity on termination of their e
Employment Law 2005») was that all employees must, within the first month
of their
employment, elect whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end of service gratuity on termination of their e
employment, elect
whether to join the employer's pension scheme or to receive end
of service gratuity on
termination of their
employmentemployment.
... [A] ny
termination of a participant's
employment for any reason shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro or any Affiliate without regard to
whether Participant continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments there from or is paid salary thereby in lieu
of notice
of termination [emphasis added]
If the option holder's
employment with the corporation and / or a subsidiary, as the case may be, is terminated for any reason other than set forth in paragraphs 6, 7 or 8 above,
whether such
termination be voluntary or involuntary, without his having fully exercised his option, the option shall be cancelled and he shall have no further rights to exercise his option or any part thereof and all
of his rights hereunder shall terminate as
of the effective date
of such
termination.
Similarly, employees who receive offers
of employment that contain
termination clauses and restrictive covenants should ensure that they understand what these clauses actually mean and
whether or not a court is likely to enforce the clauses.
[A] ny
termination of a participant's
employment for any reason shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro or any Affiliate without regard to
whether Participant continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments there from or is paid salary thereby in lieu
of notice
of termination
Whether you are faced with decisions concerning the hiring or
termination of an employee, or simply day - to - day
employment issues, the attorneys at Spesia & Taylor are here to help.
In Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd, the Ontario Court
of Appeal has provided further insight into the factors that will be considered in determining
whether an
employment contract is enforceable, and thus properly limits an employee's common law entitlements on
termination.
[47] I turn first to the issue
whether the
termination provision in the
Employment Agreement was enforceable, given that it was signed nine months after the appellant commenced employment pursuant to the Offer Letter, which said nothing about notice of te
Employment Agreement was enforceable, given that it was signed nine months after the appellant commenced
employment pursuant to the Offer Letter, which said nothing about notice of te
employment pursuant to the Offer Letter, which said nothing about notice
of termination.
The fundamental issue for determination was
whether his contract
of employment is to be viewed as a fixed term
employment contract with an objectively justifiable maximum term
of nine years or
whether the contract was converted by virtue
of the Fixed - Term Employees (Prevention
of less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2034)(The 2002 Regulations) into a permanent contract thereby entitling him to continue working or upon
termination obtain redress for unfair and wrongful dismissal.
The answer will depend much on what the status
of the officer really is,
whether he has an
employment agreement and
whether the by - laws
of the entity allow for the
termination of shareholder rights under certain circumstances.
Whether a lump sum payment to settle three grievances, paid to McLaughlin upon
termination of his
employment, was salary - based and, therefore, pensionable.
Take the following clause from an
employment contract: If and whenever required to do so (
whether during or after the
termination of this Contract), you shall at the expense
of the Company (or...
Whether the departure
of an employee was properly a
termination or a repudiation
of employment was a finding
of fact for the trial judge ~
When determining as to
whether the employee has a right to the bonus upon
termination, the wording
of the bonus policy or bonus provision in
employment contracts must be analyzed carefully.
Although most employers would rather hire than fire,
termination letters are necessary to end an
employment for various different reasons —
whether it's a layoff, poor performance, violation
of company rules or other causes deemed basis for
termination by the company.
Courts now look at
whether the behavior constitutes harassment under Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, then
whether the plaintiff actually suffered adverse
employment action, such as
termination, demotion, undesirable reassignment, decrease in benefits, or failure to be promoted as a result
of the supervisor's actions.