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No Termination Clause in a Fixed Term Contract – A Costly Omission!

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By Matthew De Lio & Susan MacMillan on September 20, 2019
Posted in Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reminded employers that terminating a fixed term employment contract early can prove to be expensive.
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Fixed Term Employment Contracts – Important Lessons from the Ontario Court of Appeal

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By Susan MacMillan on April 19, 2016
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In the recent decision in Howard v. Benson Group Inc., 2016 ONCA 256, the Ontario Court of Appeal provides straightforward but important lessons for employers who make use of fixed term employment contracts: …
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