Plans to retire may limit award for wrongful dismissal
A series of recent court cases have confirmed that with the elimination of mandatory retirement, even people aged 65 or older may be entitled to significant damages for wrongful dismissal if they are...
View ArticleFired long-term employee gets $65,000 bridge to unreduced pension
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently awarded a 53 year-old employee fired after 31 years of service damages for wrongful dismissal plus $65,000 because he was less than 17 months away from an...
View ArticleFired older employee may have reduced duty to mitigate
Employees who are fired and are seeking damages for wrongful dismissal must mitigate their damages by answering job ads, handing out resumes and networking. However, a recent decision of the Supreme...
View ArticleMedia scan: Week of January 19th
This week I wrote Tax breaks for seniors and Why locking in doesn’t make sense on retirementredux.com. My “Working it Out” column Give your RRSP contributions a raise was posted on Brighter Life. Here...
View ArticleFired 55-year old man gets $346,000 after three years
A recent Ontario Superior Court case confirms once again that there is no specific “rule of thumb” that wrongfully dismissed employees should receive about one month of salary for each year of service....
View ArticleWhy pets should be part of your will
Rufus (the dog) and Simba (the cat) are much loved members of our family, but unlike Oprah Winfrey who has left $30 million in her will for the care of her dogs, it never occurred to me to appoint a...
View ArticleFired teacher gets 12 months plus LTD to age 65
A wrongfully dismissed computer studies teacher was awarded 12 months’ pay plus payments in lieu of long term disability for 11 years until age 65. This case re-affirms that employers must continue LTD...
View ArticleHow the medical tax deduction can save you money
Medical expenses for you, your spouse or common-law partner, and dependent children under 18 are claimed on line 330 of the federal tax return. I don’t know anybody who wants to pay more taxes than...
View ArticleAnti-Fraud month: Seniors scams to watch out for
As my Mom gets older, I become increasingly aware of how vulnerable she is to financial scams and fraud. We help her with her finances because she sometimes forgets to pay bills. She is also tempted by...
View ArticleMedia scan: Week of March 23rd
This week I posted on Retirement Redux How the medical tax deduction can save you money and Anti-Fraud month: Seniors scams to watch out for. How hiring a professional organizer can save you money...
View ArticleFederal Budget: What do seniors want?
You can join CARP even if you are as young as age 45. But although I was born in 1950, I waited until this year to join. I guess I didn’t want to identify as “old” or “getting older” and the term...
View ArticleMy Take on the Federal Budget
I haven’t written about the Federal Budget yet because I’ve had my ear to the ground listening to what everyone else has to say. First of all, I freely admit I have no idea what is good for the...
View ArticleFired older employee entitled to more than “bridge” to unreduced pension
The damages in lieu of notice owing to a wrongfully dismissed employee who worked for a company for 31 years was not limited by the Ontario Court of Appeal to the “bridge” or the number of weeks until...
View ArticleWrongful dismissal: How long do you have to look for another job?
If you successfully sue for wrongful dismissal, one of the things a court will consider when assessing how much compensation you should receive is whether you have mitigated your damages by making...
View ArticleQualifying for the Disability Tax Credit, easier than you think
I was doing some research recently for an article about the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and I came upon some alarming statistics. According to CBC News, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) estimates show that...
View ArticleEliminating health benefits for age-65+ workers a Charter violation
Wayne (Steve) Talos: Brantford Expositor A decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario that the Charter Rights of Wayne (Steve) Talos to non-discrimination based on age were violated by the...
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