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Pelsmakher Law represents employees and employers throughout Vaughan, including Woodbridge, Maple, and Kleinburg, providing practical employment law advice for terminations, severance, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Vaughan
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Vaughan 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
A hub for logistics and family-run business
Vaughan's economy is built on logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing along the Highway 400 and 407 corridors, alongside a large number of family-owned and mid-size businesses. Employment contracts at smaller and family-run employers are often drafted without legal advice, which means termination clauses are frequently unenforceable, entitling the employee to significantly more than the contract states.
Contract review matters here
Because so many Vaughan employers are small or mid-size businesses, we see a high volume of employment contracts with termination clauses that don't hold up: missing statutory language, illegal attempts to contract out of the Employment Standards Act, or terms that were never properly explained at the time of hiring. If your contract has one of these problems, your entitlements may default to the common law, which is often considerably higher than what the contract promised.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Vaughan 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: Richmond Hill, Markham, Toronto, Aurora
Vaughan FAQs
Common questions from Vaughan clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Vaughan.
Not necessarily. Many termination clauses, especially in contracts drafted without legal advice, are unenforceable. If yours is, you may be entitled to common law notice instead of the lower amount stated in the contract.
Yes. The size or structure of your employer does not change your rights under the Employment Standards Act or the common law, though smaller employers more often have gaps in their contracts and policies.
Yes. We help Vaughan businesses put employment contracts and policies in place that are designed to hold up, reducing the risk of disputes down the road.
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