mitigation Tag

05 Jun Deductions on Mitigation Incomes, The Law Times (June 5, 2017 at p 7)

Posted at 15:44h in Employment, Civil Litigation & Immigration Law Articles by nclaw 0 Comments

In a wrongful dismissal action, an employer is generally entitled to a deduction on income earned by the dismissed employee from other sources during the reasonable notice period. In Brake v. PJ-M2R Restaurant Inc., 2017 ONCA 402, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed that not...

06 May Perilous fixed-term contracts, The Law Times (May 8, 2017 at p 7)

Posted at 10:28h in Employment, Civil Litigation & Immigration Law Articles by nclaw 0 Comments

In the domain of employment law, a fundamental common law principle is that a contract of employment for an indefinite period is terminable only if reasonable notice is given. This principle does not apply to fixed-term contracts. At the conclusion of a fixed-term contract, employees are...