Ryan Freeman

The never-ending search for fairness in a termination clause

By Ryan Freeman on February 9, 2018 Posted in Canada

Over the course of this past year there have been several important decisions dealing with the enforceability of termination clauses in employment agreements, and how a court is to interpret a clause to determine the employer’s obligations to a departing employee. The importance of these decisions can be seen by contrasting the financial consequences that … Continue reading

Bill C-44 coming into force

By Ryan Freeman on November 8, 2017 Posted in Canada, North America

The Governor General in Council has announced that the sweeping changes to the Canada Labour Code (the “CLC”), which affects federally regulated employees will come into force on December 3, 2017. The coming into force completes the amendments that were announced in Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, after it received Royal … Continue reading