Inconvenience Damages Awarded after Company’s Failure to File Record of Employment on Time

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What is the penalty if a company fails or refuses to file a Record of Employment on time?

While cases involving government sanction for failing to properly file an ROE appear to be few, in the civil case of Ellis v Artsmarketing Services Inc., 2017 CanLII 51563 (ON SCSM), an Ontario Small Claims Court Deputy Judge awarded money damages for such inconvenience.

Ontario Court Awards Four Months Notice to Employee Fired while “On Probation”

Are employees whose employment is terminated while “on probation” entitled to common-law reasonable notice? A Small Claims Court decision from 2012, Cao v. SBLR LLP (2012), 217 A.C.W.S. (3d) 871, 26 D.E.L.D. 172 (ON SCSM), serves as an important reminder that the answer from Ontario’s courts can sometimes be a resounding yes.