A worker constructively dismissed by Edmonton Granite Memorials will not receive double costs despite a formal settlement offer that came close to the amount he was eventually awarded at trial, …
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PREMIUM Two Calgary auto dealership managers steered into constructive dismissal by pay cut, longer hours
Two finance and insurance managers at a Calgary car dealership were constructively dismissed after their employer cut their commission structure and increased their work hours without notice, the Court of… …
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PREMIUM Temporary layoff clause survives worker’s court challenge in Ontario
A six-month layoff without pay did not amount to a firing, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled, upholding a lower court decision that a temporary layoff clause in… …
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PREMIUM B&B Towing wins partial appeal in constructive dismissal fight, damages cut by $125K
A tow truck driver who was awarded $236,163.77 after being constructively dismissed from a towing company has had that award reduced by $125,640, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has… …
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New Brunswick municipal director’s resignation was voluntary, $133K claim dismissed
A former director of public works for the New Brunswick municipality of Grand Falls has had his constructive dismissal claim dismissed after the Court of King’s Bench found his resignation, …
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Toronto Transit Commission worker’s mask exemption claim rejected by Ontario court
A Toronto Transit Commission foreperson who stopped attending work after his request for an exemption from a mandatory mask policy was denied has lost his constructive dismissal claim, with the …
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BC tribunal overturns dismissal finding in Fruiticana produce theft dispute
A Surrey, B.C., warehouse worker accused of stealing company product has lost his compensation for length of service after the British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal found the employer’s decis… Free …
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PREMIUM Executive constructively dismissed after office lockout from family-owned cheese company
A longtime vice-president who was barred from his workplace and had his remote access cut off has been awarded $373,207.83 in damages by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice after… …
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B.C. court dismisses Investors Group director’s wrongful dismissal claim
A financial services professional who spent 14 years with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. has lost his wrongful dismissal claim, with the Supreme Court of British Columbia finding he accepted …
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Toronto auto shop ordered to pay technician $109K over unpaid wages following constructive dismissal
A Toronto-area automotive service technician who repeatedly went unpaid or was paid late has been awarded more than $109,000 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which found he was …

