If a fixed-term contract ends early, employee may be entitled to wages they would have been entitled to at the end of the contract.

Toronto District School Board and OSSTF, District 12 (11-83), Re (2015) 2015 CarswellOnt 12354 Ontario Arbitration

Non-compete clause found not to apply where employee was dismissed for economic reasons.

ADT Security Systems Inc. and IBEW, Local 213 (Alternate Saturday Shift Policy), Re 2015 CarswellBC 3527 British Columbia Arbitration

Calculation of damages must consider that employee chose hourly compensation model and assumed 100 per cent risk of lack of billable hours.

Centre for Immigrant & Community Services and Workers United Canada Council, Local 136 (DeLuca), Re (2015) [2015] O.L.A.A. No. 367, 2015 CarswellOnt 14905 Ontario Arbitration

This digest highlights a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision where workers were found to be dependent contractors entitled to reasonable notice.

Computer Enhancement Corp. v. J.C. Options (2016) 28 C.C.E.L. (4th) 14, 2016 CarswellOnt 952, 2016 ONSC 452 Ontario Superior Court of Justice

This digest highlights a recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision where damages were awarded for religious harassment.

Motor Coils Manufacturing Ltd. and Unifor, Local 520 (Steacy), Re (2015) [2015] O.L.A.A. No. 263, 2015 CarswellOnt 10254 Ontario Arbitration

Andrew Peller Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue | 2015 CarswellNat 7166 | Tax Court of Canada [Employment Insurance]

An employer was bound to an offer letter sent by email, and not by the employment agreement sent two days later and which included a provision limiting notice to the statutory minimum, and thus the employee was entitled to the common law notice period.