This article profiles the Quebec Court of Appeal case of Jean v. Omegachem, under which an employee challenged his dismissal from a Quebec pharmaceutical company because he refused to sign a non-compete agreement that was only presented to him three years after he commenced employment with his company.

Canadian businesses need to be very careful the way they sculpt non-competition covenants affecting ex-employees, because if they go too far, there’s a good chance the whole covenant will be struck down in court, warns this article by Jason Hanson and Sandra Cohen of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

This article by the employment law firm Minken discusses a number of solid foundations that Canadian businesses need to follow when constructing an employment contract.