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Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew authored an article in Benefits Canada titled “Court Confirms Employer’s Right to Change Job Conditions.” In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that an employer didn’t constructively dismiss a long-service employee when it provided the individual with 18 months of working notice prior to asking her to enter into a new employment contract that included changes to vacation pay and a signing bonus…
Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew authored an article in Benefits Canada titled “Court Decision Warns Employers About Financial Liability in Mass Terminations.” Employers should proceed carefully when it comes to mass terminations. A recent court decision in Ontario found the employer’s failure to comply with the Employment Standards Act’s technical posting requirement for mass terminations meant that the notice of termination given prior to the date of the posting was void, exposing the company to potentially significant liability for that period.
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
Best of the Best, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top legal practitioners, has recognized two Hicks Morley lawyers in its Expert Guides 2017 directory for the practice area of Labour and Employment law. Congratulations to Stephen Shamie and John Brooks on this recognition!
Canadian HR Reporter quoted Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman in a May 29, 2017 article titled “Ontario to cover prescription drugs – with no co-pays – for residents under 25”. The article reviews the latest budget announcement where Ontario will be covering prescription medicines for residents age 24 and under as of. January 1, 2018, and how this new measure could save employers 10 per cent on claim costs…
Hicks Morley’s Kathryn Meehan was quoted in the February 19, 2013 edition of Canadian Labour Reporter in an article entitled, “Bosses need good reason to ban tattoos: Lawyers.” The article discusses the recent award in Ottawa Hospital v CUPE. In this case, the Arbitrator had struck down the policy on tattoos and piercings and concluded…
Hicks Morley was a proud sponsor of HealthAchieve 2012 and would like to extend a very special congratulations to all the organizations and individuals that won awards this year. The awards celebrate innovation and excellence in many diverse areas. View a listing of the award winners.