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Employment Agreements and Termination Clauses – the Most Recent Developments in the Law

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Overview

The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in 2020 Waksdale v. Swegon North America shook the world of Canadian employment law to its foundation.

In the half decade since that decision, the legal environment with respect to employment agreements and termination clauses that limit an employer’s liability on termination has decidedly shifted in favour of employees, placing even more scrutiny on employers to draft termination clauses that will survive the court’s withering analysis.

However, 2025 has been a favourable year for employers thus far with courts upholding termination clauses and other employer favourable provisions on termination – has the pendulum finally swung back to neutral?

In this timely webinar, we review the most recent case law developments with respect to termination clauses and other contractual provisions applicable on termination in Ontario as well as other common law provinces.

We also provide attendees with helpful guidance regarding how to best use employment agreements to mitigate risk associated with employee terminations.

Audience

In-house legal counsel (broadly), human resources professionals, compensation and benefits professionals, senior leadership, legal directors/teams, people/team managers, consultants 

Agenda

  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET Webinar and Q&A
  • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MT

Cost

This webinar is complimentary 

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This program has been approved for 1.5 CPD hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).

This program is eligible for up to 1.5 Substantive Hours with the Law Society of Ontario.

This program contains 1.5 hours of accredited content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The session has been loaded with the LSBC and is titled Employment Agreements and Termination Clauses – the Most Recent Developments in the Law - September 17, 2025”. It is available for claiming through your LSBC Member Portal.

A confirmation of participation will be sent to you for your continuing education hours with the Barreau du Québec.

For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please contact your local Law Society.

Event Contact

Andrea Tulloch Marketing Events Manager +1 416 868 3329

Speakers

  • Mathias Link, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8977, [email protected]
  • Felisha Jagiah, Associate | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4413, [email protected]
Mathias Link Toronto Lawyer Mathias Link Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights Toronto, ON +1 416 943 8977
Felisha Jagiah Toronto Lawyer Felisha Jagiah Associate | Labour, Employment & Human Rights Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4413

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