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. Willson Lewis LLPBiographiesCATHERINE E. WILLSON, B.A., LL.B., PARTNERA longstanding member of the Ontario Bar Association, Catherine E. Willson is a founding partner of Willson Lewis LLP, and has established a successful practice in employment law, civil litigation, equine, collections, construction, and family law. She was an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario)
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4. dispute resolution
court actions, applications, injunctive relief
commercial disputes
personal disputes
mediation and arbitration Experienced counsel practising in:
5. construction projects (general contract/project management/design build)
preparation of construction contracts
tender advice and resolution of disputes
negotiation and litigation of construction disputes including lien actions and breach of trust issues Experienced counsel practising in:
6. Dispute resolution, litigation
purchase and sale agreements, boarding agreements and leasing agreements
co-ownership agreements and syndications Experienced counsel practising in:
7. EMPLOYMENT RELATED STATUTES
8. HIRING – EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
9. JOB OFFERS
10. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
11. TESTS – INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
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17. DUTY TO ACCOMODATE
18. DUTY TO ACCOMODATE
19. EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT DO’S
20. DISMISSAL
21. DISMISSAL
27. The Employment Standards Act, 2000 Calculating severance pay
65. (1) Severance pay under this section shall be calculated by multiplying the employee’s regular wages for a regular work week by the sum of,
the number of years of employment the employee has completed; and
the number of months of employment not included in clause (a) that the employee has completed, divided by 12.
28. Canada Labour Code DIVISION X
INDIVIDUAL TERMINATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Notice or wages in lieu of notice
230. (1) Except where subsection (2) applies, an employer who terminates the employment of an employee who has completed three consecutive months of continuous employment by the employer shall, except where the termination is by way of dismissal for just cause, give the employee either
(a) notice in writing, at least two weeks before a date specified in the notice, of the employer’s intention to terminate his employment on that date, or
(b) two weeks wages at his regular rate of wages for his regular hours of work, in lieu of the notice.
29. Canada Labour Code DIVISION XI
SEVERANCE PAY
Minimum rate
235. (1) An employer who terminates the employment of an employee who has completed twelve consecutive months of continuous employment by the employer shall, except where the termination is by way of dismissal for just cause, pay to the employee the greater of
(a) two days wages at the employee’s regular rate of wages for his regular hours of work in respect of each completed year of employment that is within the term of the employee’s continuous employment by the employer, and
(b) five days wages at the employee’s regular rate of wages for his regular hours of work.
30. REASONABLE NOTICE
31. HOW TO TERMINATE
32. MANDATORY RETIREMENT