Howard Levitt has appeared as lead counsel in more employment law cases in the Supreme Court of Canada and at more provincial Courts of Appeal than any lawyer in Canadian history.
Howard writes employment law columns in the Financial Post, and is the author of one of Canada’s leading dismissal textbooks, The Law of Dismissal in Canada, five other texts, and is Editor-In-Chief of the national law report.
Howard frequently represents other lawyers and provides his opinions on complex employment matters when requested.
Over the past 42 years, Howard has lectured at seminars across Canada, appearing at over 400 employment law conferences.
He is a recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Community Service and Citizenship, and has argued numerous cases in front of the Supreme Court of Canada.
It has become a growing trend since the Pandemic began for employees to work remotely from home or in tropical climates.
The relationship between employees and employers depends on a bond of trust and our courts have found this relationship is buttressed by a duty of good faith by each of these parties to the other.
How much is a wrongful dismissal case really worth? Howard Levitt has had cases where clients have been paid literally millions of dollars more than their legal entitlement just to maintain confidentiality.
Unionized employees are angry. Not at their employers and not always at their unions, but at their plight. A plight which has led to the blinding realization that they have far fewer rights than ever before.The pandemic has driven that home with intensifying ferocity.
It has become a growing trend since the Pandemic began for employees to work remotely from home or in tropical climates.
The most dramatic and fundamental change to employment law in 2020 is the unenforceability of longstanding employment contracts.
The relationship between employees and employers depends on a bond of trust and our courts have found this relationship is buttressed by a duty of good faith by each of these parties to the other.
How much is a wrongful dismissal case really worth? Howard Levitt has had cases where clients have been paid literally millions of dollars more than their legal entitlement just to maintain confidentiality.