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Workplace Law Bulletin - Employment Update - Termination Provisions and the Definition of Severance
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision in Paquette v. Quadraspec Inc. addresses two important issues that employers face: (1) how to properly draft an employment agreement in accordance with the notice provisions in Ontario’s employment standards legislation (the Employment Standards Act, 2000, (“ESA”)); and (2) whether an employee is entitled to severance pay in addition to termination pay upon termination under the ESA.
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The Cannabis Act and Residential Tenancies
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