Employment Law

Beament Green provides specialized advice and representation on all disputes and matters relating to labour and employment law. John Read has almost 20 years of experience in both negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements and employment contracts and represents client interests at both arbitration and hearings. Our extensive knowledge of employment laws can help ensure your rights are protected in the event of a job loss.

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Legal Services Offered

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For Employees
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If you have been recently fired and want to know if the severance package being offered to you is sufficient, we will happily review the package and provide you with an opinion.
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If you know that the severance package being offered to you is insufficient or if it is our opinion that the package being offered is not enough, we can help you attempt to get more.
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We can send a demand letter to your former employer demanding a better severance package.  If you do not want to go the demand letter route, or if your former employer does not respond to your liking, we can help you sue them for wrongful dismissal.
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If you want a legal opinion on a non-competition or non-solicitation agreement, we would be happy to review the agreement and provide you an opinion on the likelihood that a court would enforce it against you.
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If you believe that you may be a victim of workplace harassment, we would be happy to meet with you, to review your situation, and provide you with a legal opinion on your options.  Where appropriate, we can assist you with making the appropriate complaints, or starting the appropriate lawsuits.
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If you want to quit your current job and want to ensure that your resignation letter will not get you, or your new employer, in trouble, we can draft it for you.  If you want to quit your job because you feel you have no other choice, we can assist you with that as well.
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If you are having problems with your short-term disability or long-term disability benefits providers, we can assist you with those problems as well.
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We provide assistance and advice to people having problems with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), also known as “Worker’s Compensation.” 

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For Employers

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We can draft offers of employment and employment agreements for both employees and independent contractors.
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We can draft non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality clauses for your employees.
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We can provide you a legal opinion on whether or not you may have “just cause” to terminate an employee.
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We can draft termination letters that will dismiss employees with as little impact to your organization and the employee as possible.
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If you believe that you had cause to terminate an employee and have been sued, we can defend your interest in that lawsuit.
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