Legal obligations can arise during the recruitment stage before you are even hired. If your prospective employer makes representations to you about the job availability, duties, conditions of work, or compensation, they need to honour those assurances. If they don’t,…
Many businesses want to categorize their workers as contractors, instead of employees, to save costs and avoid severance obligations. Some workers prefer to be treated as contractors for tax reasons. Even where both parties think they are in an independent…
We are often asked what elements of pay factor into severance. Are employees entitled to bonuses? We reviewed whether severance and bonuses are included in pay in lieu of notice in a two-part series you can find here and here, but…