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Severance Agreement Template
Here’s a template agreement that you can adapt when entering into a severance arrangement with an employee who’s getting ready to leave your company. Be sure to modify the template […]
FavoriteWhen Is a Severance Agreement Release Unenforceable?
Beware of “unconscionability” when getting a terminated employee’s agreement not to sue. Because the price of termination in Canada is so high, employers typically enter into severance negotiations with employees they […]
FavoriteSeverance Agreement Template
Here’s a template agreement that you can adapt when entering into a severance arrangement with an employee who’s getting ready to leave your company. Be sure to modify the template […]
FavoritePaying Employees With Your Favourite Things? Court Permits Giving Equipment As Severance
Money may buy matching diamonds, but can an employer then pay its employees with those diamonds when money is running low? A recent decision in Alberta, Hubbard v. 651398 British Columbia […]
FavoriteArbitrator Decides COVID-19 Pandemic Is Cataclysmic Event That Did Not Trigger Entitlement To Severance Under Layoff Provisions
In United Utility Workers' Association of Canada v Dataco Utility Services Ltd., 2022 CanLII 13414 (AB GAA), Arbitrator John Moreau, Q.C., dismissed 11 grievances filed on behalf of 11 service technicians (Grievors) […]
FavoriteWorker Who Signed Severance Release Can’t Bring OHS Reprisal Claim
A worker who complained about being harassed by his supervisor was put into the company Performance Improvement Plan and terminated 3 months later. He claimed retaliation but the OHS officer […]
FavoriteEmployee Pressured into Taking Severance Package Can’t Change His Mind Later
“We’re closing your office and you have 2 weeks to decide if you want a severance package or a job at another centre.” What made that shocking news even harder […]
FavoriteAgreeing on Severance Amount Isn’t Enough to Form Binding Contract
After 18 years of employment, a senior employee faced the difficult task of negotiating a severance agreement with her firm. The sides were able to agree on a severance payment […]
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