Employment Lawyers Calgary

By Stephen Dugandzic  This Alberta Court of Justice case involved a wrongful dismissal claim by a licensed practical nurse against her former employer, Northern Nursing Solutions Inc. The plaintiff had been recruited from a secure job in another province and later...

By Stephen Dugandzic  In Dufault v Ignace (Township), 2024 ONCA 915, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the “for cause” termination clause in the contract was illegal and unenforceable, because it undermined the Ontario Employment Standards Act’s (ESA) employee...

By Stephen Dugandzic  In Alberta, a non-competition clause in an employment agreement can be enforceable—but only under strict conditions. Courts in Alberta (and generally across Canada) are cautious with these clauses because they restrict a person’s ability to earn...

By Stephen Dugandzic A severance review should ensure that an employee is receiving fair and legally compliant compensation upon termination. Here’s what it should include: 1. Termination Clause Review (if there’s an employment contract) • Is there a written contract?...

By Stephen Dugandzic  In Singh v Clark Builders, 2025 ABKB 3, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench upheld a termination clause in an employment contract, limiting the employee’s notice entitlement to 90 days, despite the employee’s promotion from Vice President to Chief...

By Stephen Dugandzic  In the case of Timmins v Artisan Cells, 2024 ONSC 7123, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed the issue of an employer repudiating an employment agreement by failing to fulfill its contractual severance obligations. Background: Dr....

Wrongful dismissal claims often hinge on determining the proper amount of reasonable notice or pay in lieu of notice owed to an employee who was terminated without cause. Courts assess multiple factors (commonly known as the Bardal factors in Canadian law) to decide...

By Stephen Dugandzic When an employee in Alberta is terminated without cause and without an enforceable termination clause, they are entitled to common law reasonable notice (often paid as severance in lieu of working notice). Unlike the minimum standards in Alberta’s...

By Stephen Dugandzic  Employers in Alberta must navigate both statutory employment standards and common law principles when terminating employees. While the Alberta Employment Standards Code sets minimum requirements for termination (such as notice or pay in lieu),...

Workplace harassment can involve unwelcome behaviour that makes an employee feel humiliated, threatened, or unsafe. Workplace harassment generally means any unwelcome or inappropriate behavior in the workplace that intimidates, offends, degrades, or humiliates a...