Reviewing offers of employment
Start Your Career on the Right Terms
Starting a new job is an exciting step, but the details of your employment offer can have long-term implications. This page will explain employment offers and contracts in Ontario and help employees understand their rights before accepting or signing.
From salary and benefits to restrictive clauses, we provide detailed reviews and strategic advice. Our goal is to set you up for success by ensuring your offer aligns with your career goals and protects your interests. With our expertise, you can step into your new role with confidence and peace of mind.
What We Offer
Comprehensive Review
We analyze your employment offer to ensure its terms are clear, fair, and aligned with your goals. This includes reviewing salary, benefits, and restrictive clauses.Negotiation Support
We advocate for improved terms, including better compensation, benefits, or role-specific adjustments, to reflect your value and contributions.Risk Identification
We identify hidden risks in employment offers, such as restrictive covenants or ambiguous clauses, and provide strategies to address them before you sign.Tailored Advice
Our advice is personalized to align with your long-term career goals, ensuring that your employment agreement supports both your immediate and future objectives.
Comprehensive Review
We analyze your employment offer to ensure its terms are clear, fair, and aligned with your goals. This includes reviewing salary, benefits, and restrictive clauses.Negotiation Support
We advocate for improved terms, including better compensation, benefits, or role-specific adjustments, to reflect your value and contributions.Risk Identification
We identify hidden risks in employment offers, such as restrictive covenants or ambiguous clauses, and provide strategies to address them before you sign.Tailored Advice
Our advice is personalized to align with your long-term career goals, ensuring that your employment agreement supports both your immediate and future objectives.
Employment Offers: Review Before You Sign
Key questions Ontario employees ask before signing an employment contract that could affect future severance rights.
Employment offers often contain terms that affect your rights years later, particularly around termination and severance. Once signed, these terms can limit what you are entitled to if your employment ends. This applies to Ontario employees at all levels, not only senior or executive roles.
Termination clauses are usually the most critical because they determine how much notice or severance you receive if your job ends. Other important areas include probation periods, bonus and commission language, non-competition or non-solicitation clauses, and benefit terms. These clauses often appear standard but can have significant legal impact.
No. Many termination clauses fail to meet Ontario legal requirements and may be unenforceable. Even small wording issues can invalidate a clause, which may increase an employee’s severance entitlements later.
It is common for employers to set short deadlines, but requesting time to review is reasonable and normal. Taking a brief pause to understand the terms does not usually jeopardize the offer and can prevent long-term issues.
In some situations, contracts signed after work has already begun may not be enforceable. The timing of when an agreement is signed can affect whether the terms legally bind you.
Only to a limited extent. Contracts cannot provide less than minimum legal standards, and some attempts to limit rights are not valid under Ontario law.
Why Choose Us?
At Workplace Sage Legal, we are committed to empowering our clients through compassionate, informed, and thoughtful legal support. We understand that the decisions you make during this time may have a lasting impact on your financial and professional future. With our calm and empathetic approach, we turn stressful situations into manageable ones, guiding you with clarity and care every step of the way.
You don’t have to face this journey alone. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and take control of your career transition. Together, we’ll transform your challenges and you leave with confidence, clarity, and a clear path forward.
