The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in De Castro v. Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 reinforces the principle that employment termination clauses must strictly comply with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The court upheld the motion judge’s ruling that...
Case Study: The Cost of Changing Long-Standing Work Arrangements Without Proper Notice Overview In Nickles v. 628810 Alberta Ltd., the Alberta Court found that an employer constructively dismissed a long-time remote employee by unilaterally requiring her to begin...
This case involves an application by Rabia Rehman (“Rehman”) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “Act”) for review of an Employment Standards Officer’s (ESO) decision. Rehman alleged that her employer, APGN Consulting Inc....
In Sui v. HungryPanda Tech Ltd., 2024 BCSC 1856, the Supreme Court of British Columbia invalidated a termination clause in an employment agreement due to the employer’s failure to provide “fresh” or adequate consideration when presenting the...
Background: Imperial Printing, a printing company based in Edmonton, faced a legal challenge when a long-time employee resigned and moved to a competitor, Westkey Graphics. The company claimed that the employee had breached her fiduciary duty by soliciting clients...
By Tom Archibald, HRC Law Professional Corporation In 2024, British Columbia employers are now under new and more onerous regulations governing how to handle employees who suffer an illness or injury in the course of employment. Amendments to the province’s Workers’...
