Showing posts with label Justice Benjamin Zarnett. Show all posts
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Sunday, 5 March 2023

“Changed Substratum” Doctrine voids Executive’s Contractual Entitlement to One Year’s Severance: ONCA

Can substantial increases to one’s job responsibilities void what would otherwise be a binding termination provision in an employment contract?

In Celestini v. Shoplogix Inc., 2023 ONCA 131, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the use of the “changed substratum” doctrine to void an otherwise legal, and some might even argue generous, contractual termination provision.