Labour Pains

If an employee leaves work and refuses to return until certain demands have been met, and if the employer is unwilling to meet those deman...

Can an employee change her mind about resignation, if the impetus for such voluntary resignation ceases to be an issue, and the employee ...

Does resigning from your job interrupt continuous service for statutory notice purposes – even if you never actually leave? “Yes” says O...

May an employee who has resigned her position of employment by way of a notice of retirement later rescind her written notice of retireme...

“Got to pack my, things and go / Move fast not slow / That dog is mine.” Those are the opening lyrics to the song “The Dog is Mine” by C...

If an employee provides notice of his intention to resign on a future date, can his employer legally terminate his employment (i.e. fire h...

"Ontario court forces BlackBerry executive to work out notice period." That was the headline of an article posted earlier thi...

Can you ‘joke’ about quitting your job? Yesterday was April Fools' Day. It also saw embattled Senator Patrick Brazeau tweet “I will ste...

The expression “but for” is commonly used in the law. Usually “but for” is used in the context of causation analysis, that is, “but...

There are several ways to become “suddenly unemployed;” one of the ways not frequently canvassed in the employment law realm is that of v...