9 November 2015

SURE, YOU'VE LET ME GO FROM MY JOB, BUT YOU'D BETTER PAY ME MY BONUS THIS YEAR – RIGHT?

An employment bonus, or sometimes referred to as incentive payment, are voluntary and non-contractual payments if they are truly discretionary. Bonuses, if they are to be paid, should be, but sometimes are not, specifically addressed in the employment contract. Many employers simply include a clause declaring that any bonus paid is purely "discretionary". These clauses […]

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DENYING ACCESS TO A GRANDPARENT – AUTONOMY, YES, BUT NOT ARBITRARY

In Ontario, grandparents face a challenge when they are denied access to their grandchildren. A new Ontario case Nicholas v. Herdman (2015) is a case in point. This case mostly affirms the traditional approach of the law to grandparents seeking time with their grandchildren. Here, their granddaughter was two years old. The parents would not

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