Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeRouleau, Pepall and Roberts JJ.A.
Citation2017 ONCA 284
Date05 April 2017
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Docket NumberC62605
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  • The Employment Contract
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • 12 May 2022
    ...Ltd. 25 24 Kerzner v American Iron & Metal Company Inc , 2018 ONCA 989 ; Ariss v NORR Limited Architects & Engineers , 2019 ONCA 449 . 25 2017 ONCA 284 . 126 EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. CASE in POINT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FAILS TO M......
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (May 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 May 2017
    ...Ltd. v. Simple Technology Inc., 2017 ONCA 282 (Sharpe, Lauwers and Hourigan, JJ.A.), April 4, 2017 2. Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 (Rouleau, Pepall and Roberts JJ.A.), April 5, 2017 3. Tim Ludwig Professional Corporation v. BDO Canada LLP, 2017 ONCA 292 (Strathy C.J.O., Weiler a......
  • Khashaba v. Procom Consultants Group Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 21 December 2018
    ...to the common law notice period: Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2018 ONSC 1256 at paras. 25-26, Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 at para. 7, Garreton v. Complete Innovations Inc., 2016 ONSC 1178 at para. · Termination provisions must be clear that they are specifying a pe......
  • Courts Will Not Sever Defective Termination Provisions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 14 November 2017
    ...a saving provision so that intended compliance with the ESA is not in doubt. Footnotes 1 See, for example: Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284; Cook v Hatch Ltd., 2017 ONSC 47; Oudin v Le Centre Francophone de Toronto, 2015 ONSC The content of this article is intended to provide a gene......
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7 cases
  • Khashaba v. Procom Consultants Group Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 21 December 2018
    ...to the common law notice period: Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2018 ONSC 1256 at paras. 25-26, Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 at para. 7, Garreton v. Complete Innovations Inc., 2016 ONSC 1178 at para. · Termination provisions must be clear that they are specifying a pe......
  • Sanghvi v. Norvic Shipping North America,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 23 December 2020
    ...has the potential to conflict with the minimum employment standards at any time after hiring, it is void: see Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 at para. 7. The timing of the termination or the conduct of the employer on termination cannot remedy an otherwise unenforceable termination......
  • Mohamed v. Information Systems Architects Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 26 September 2017
    ...and Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., supra. (See also: Ballim v. Bausch & Lamb Inc., 2016 ONSC 6307; Covenoho v. Pendylum Inc., 2017 ONCA 284.) [50] In Howard v. Benson Group Inc. (The Benson Group Inc.), Mr. Howard had a five-year employment contract with the Benson Group. Just befor......
  • Kerzner v. American Iron & Metal Company Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 7 December 2018
    ...of the ESA governing written termination notice and severance pay and the decision of this court in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284, 43 C.C.E.L. (4th) 99. He concluded that, if the release in the 2008 Agreement re-set the clock, the termination provision in the 2014 Agreement would......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (May 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 May 2017
    ...Ltd. v. Simple Technology Inc., 2017 ONCA 282 (Sharpe, Lauwers and Hourigan, JJ.A.), April 4, 2017 2. Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 (Rouleau, Pepall and Roberts JJ.A.), April 5, 2017 3. Tim Ludwig Professional Corporation v. BDO Canada LLP, 2017 ONCA 292 (Strathy C.J.O., Weiler a......
  • Courts Will Not Sever Defective Termination Provisions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 14 November 2017
    ...a saving provision so that intended compliance with the ESA is not in doubt. Footnotes 1 See, for example: Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284; Cook v Hatch Ltd., 2017 ONSC 47; Oudin v Le Centre Francophone de Toronto, 2015 ONSC The content of this article is intended to provide a gene......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 – 7, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 18 April 2017
    ...the conduct of the parties, the Court held that the indicia showed no unconscionability in the present case. Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 [Rouleau, Pepall and Roberts Counsel: J. Covenoho, acting in person H. Mann, for the respondent Keywords: Endorsement, Employment Law, Wrongf......
  • Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Law on Contract Provisions Which Will Breach the Employment Standards Act in the Future
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • 14 April 2017
    ...notice periods and ensuring their contracts do not provide for shorter notice than required by statute. 1 Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284. Sari function JDS_LoadEvent(func) { var existingOnLoad = window.onload; if (typeof window.onload != 'function') { window.onload = func } else {......
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1 books & journal articles
  • The Employment Contract
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • 12 May 2022
    ...Ltd. 25 24 Kerzner v American Iron & Metal Company Inc , 2018 ONCA 989 ; Ariss v NORR Limited Architects & Engineers , 2019 ONCA 449 . 25 2017 ONCA 284 . 126 EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. CASE in POINT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FAILS TO M......