How Much Severance Pay Are You Owed in Alberta?
How Much Severance Pay Are You Owed in Alberta? The amount of severance pay due is a regular issue when an employer is terminated in Alberta. However, it is perhaps ... more
How Does Severance Pay Affect Unemployment Benefits in Alberta?
How Does Severance Pay Affect Unemployment Benefits in Alberta? If you have been terminated in Alberta and are receiving (or may receive) severance pay, you have made the right decision ... more
Employers’ Obligations to Employees Extend Beyond Termination
EXPECTATION AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYERS AFTER TERMINATION A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court has clarified, and in a way broadened, the expectation and obligation on employers when they ... more
I didn’t get a raise because of child-care obligations. Is this discrimination?
Globe And Mail Contribution I didn’t get a raise because of child-care obligations. Is this discrimination? - PDF Download
Severance Package Reviews in Alberta
SEVERANCE PACKAGE REVIEWS IN ALBERTA If you’ve been terminated from your job in Alberta, your employer must abide by certain regulations or you can hold them to account. Specifically, you ... more
Rights to Overtime Pay in Alberta – Fresca V. CIBC
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE: RIGHT TO PAY FOR OVERTIME Fresca v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Fresca) is reportedly the largest unpaid overtime class action ever launched in Canada. ... more
5 tips to consider in your new employment contract
WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER WITH YOUR NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? Starting a new job? Here’s what to watch out for in your new employment contract. Beginning a new job is an ... more
Are Non-Competition Clauses Enforceable in Calgary?
ARE NON-COMPETITION CLAUSES ENFORCEABLE IN CALGARY When you joined your current employer, were you asked to sign a non-competition or non-solicitation clause? Many employees in Calgary would not remember whether ... more
Termination Clauses in Alberta Employment Contracts
Bryant v Parkland School Division, 2021 ABQB 391 More on Alberta Termination Clauses I estimate that a busy employment law practitioner will review (or perhaps draft) several dozen “termination ... more
Constructive Dismissal Due to COVID-19
Case commentary: Kosteckyj v Paramount Resources Ltd, 2021 ABQB 225 Constructive Dismissal Due to COVID-19 In the recent case of Kosteckyj v Paramount Resources Ltd, the Court of Queen’s Bench ... more
If I’m laid off in Alberta should I keep my new job off social media?
Globe And Mail Contribution If I’m laid off should I keep my new job off social media - PDF Download
What to Do (and Not Do) After You Have Been Fired in Alberta
Job loss can be devastating. Perhaps you have lost more than just a pay-cheque; you may feel as though you’ve lost friends, a sense of position and purpose in the ... more
What You Need to Know if You’ve Lost Your Job in Alberta
Even at the best of times, losing your job can be stressful. When it happens in times of recession, it becomes even more so as opportunities for alternative employment may be limited. ... more
Alberta Temporary Layoffs and COVID-19: What You Need to Know
Important changes were made to employment law in Alberta in June of this year to help businesses cope with the extreme measures taken against the COVID-19 outbreak. Tens of thousands of businesses ... more
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