In Waksdale v Swegon North America, 2020 ONCA 391, the Ontario Court found that if any part of a termination provision violates the Employment Standards Act (ESA) the entire provision will fail and the employee is not limited to the ESA minimums. This is a huge benefit to the employee as termination pay would no…
A Separation Agreement is a written contract that can be used by separated parties to avoid the court process while still finalizing issues of support, property and parenting. For a Separation Agreement to be enforceable, it must be in writing, signed by the separating parties and witnessed. These are strict requirements that must be properly…
The Family Responsibility Office, or FRO, enforces support payments based on either a Court-Ordered amount or an amount from a Separation Agreement. FRO is a government agency and as such has many powers granted specifically to ensure that support payments are properly collected. Section 5 of the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act gives…