Employment law in Canada

See the attached PDF file below for a detailed listing of the table of contents

August 2024 - Release 122

Volume 1

Part I: Formation of the Employment Relationship

•    1: Introduction: Employment Law and the Economic and Social Context
•    2: The Employment Relationship: Is This Person an "Employee"?
•    3: The "Employer"
•    4: Eligibility: Who can be an Employer or an Employee?
•    5: Human Rights in the Canadian Workplace
•    6: Privacy and Social Media in the Canadian Workplace
•    7: The Formalities of Hiring: Making the Contract of Employment

Part II: The Statutory and Common Law Rights and Obligations of Employers and Employees

•    8: The Employer's Statutory Obligations
•    9: Health and Safety Legislation

Volume 2

•    10: The Employer's Express and Implied Contractual Obligations
•    11: Employer Rights and Employee Obligations

Part III: Introduction: Termination of Employment

•    12: Expiry of the Term of Employment
•    13: Quitting and Constructive Dismissal
•    14: Firing by Notice or Wages in Lieu
•    15: Summary Dismissal
•    16: Common Law Remedies for Wrongful Dismissal
•    17: Wrongful Dismissal by Virtue of Legislation
•    18: Frustration of the Employment Contract and Temporary Discontinuance of Work
•    19: Wage Recovery
•    20: The Relationship between the Multiple Forums for Enforcing Employment Rights