Hiring and Terminating Employees – Protecting a Business on the Way In and the Way Out

A business can avoid many employment and independent contractor claims with some pro-active steps at the beginning of the relationship.  In our information and technology based economy, disputes not only focus on the traditional issues regarding notice and pay, but more and more there are disputes as to ownership of intellectual property.  This breakfast program will provide some helpful hints to protect a business by advising of best practices when employees and contractors both enter and exit the relationship.  Topics will include:

1. Hiring workers - employees vs. independent contractors 

2. Enforceable employment agreements

• consideration
• notice provisions 
• confidentiality and restrictive covenants 
• protecting IP rights

3. Current employment law landmines

• avoiding constructive dismissal claims
• Wallace claims and punitive damages post Honda 
• is it ever possible to terminate for cause?

4 . Successor employer obligations

• common law claims 
• ESA rules 
• labour law claims 
• WSIB issues 
• considerations for vendors and purchasers

 

This program has been accredited by the Corporate & Commercial Law Labour Law Specialty Committees of the Law Society of Upper Canada 1.5 hours towards the professional development requirement for certification.

Speaker(s)

George Waggott, Lang Michener LLP

Chair

Christopher J Garrah, Lang Michener LLP

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