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Non-compete Agreements in Employment Contracts, are they enforceable?
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February 2018

Employee awarded 12 month’s pay and $24k in legal fees from employer who undermined her efforts to find new employmentEmployee awarded 12 month’s pay and $24k in legal fees from employer who undermined her efforts to find new employment

By Employment Law

In a recent case titled Ste-Croix v. Al-Hashi mi and Jawad Dentistry, following a termination without cause the Ontario Superior Court of Justice canvassed what constitutes "reasonable notice" and the factors the court will consider, what comprises reasonable efforts to mitigate damages, and when a motion for summary judgment is preferable to an unnecessary trial.

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Divisional Court finds that employer demonstrated bad faith and acted as “puppeteer” in treatment and termination of fixed-term independent contractor

By Employment Law

The recent case of Radikov v. Premier Project Consultants Ltd et al. is a cautionary tale of the importance of good faith in contractual relations after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed Premier’s appeal, finding Premier had acted as a "puppeteer" by keeping Mr. Radikov at its "beck and call" for roughly three months before attempting to terminate his fixed-term contract just two days before completion and refusing to pay Mr. Radikov’s outstanding invoices.

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