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Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers throughout Kitchener and the wider Waterloo Region on wrongful dismissal, severance, employment contracts, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Kitchener
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Kitchener regarding:
- Wrongful dismissal
- Severance package reviews
- Constructive dismissal
- Employment contract review and drafting
- Executive employment agreements
- Human rights and workplace harassment
- Disability accommodation
- Temporary layoffs
- Just cause dismissals
- Independent contractor disputes
- Bonus and commission disputes
- Workplace investigations
- Employer workplace policies
- Employment Standards Act compliance
Kitchener-Waterloo's technology and insurance sectors
Kitchener anchors one of Canada's most concentrated technology hubs, alongside a long-established insurance and financial services sector and two major universities nearby. Technology and insurance employees often have compensation structures beyond base salary, stock options, RSUs, bonuses, or commission plans, each of which can affect what's owed on termination.
Tech severance and restrictive covenants
When a Kitchener technology employee is let go, the employment agreement often includes non-solicitation, confidentiality, and sometimes non-competition provisions that need to be reviewed alongside the severance offer itself. Non-compete clauses are now largely unenforceable in Ontario for most employees, but that doesn't mean every restrictive covenant in a tech contract is toothless, so it's worth understanding what you actually signed.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Kitchener choose Pelsmakher Law because we provide focused employment law representation, responsive communication, strategic negotiation, and practical, transparent advice, with secure virtual consultations so you don't need to travel for experienced legal help. Learn more about the firm or read our employment law blog.
Also serving nearby areas: Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, London
Kitchener FAQs
Common questions from Kitchener clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Kitchener.
It depends on the wording of your equity plan and employment agreement. Unvested equity that would have vested during a reasonable notice period may be recoverable in some circumstances.
Likely not. Non-compete clauses are now prohibited for most Ontario employees, with narrow exceptions. Non-solicitation and confidentiality clauses are more commonly enforceable.
Yes. We advise employees and employers throughout Waterloo Region, including Waterloo and Cambridge.
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