POTENTIALLY VIOLATING ONTARIO’S EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT INVALIDATES AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – PERIOD.
In this case, a “construction” employee had signed an employment agreement purporting to minimize the employee’s entitlements upon termination to only those required by the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). However, the Court held the employment contract to be invalid, thereby awarding common law reasonable notice to the employee. The fatal error by […]
