Wrongful Dismissal

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A British Columbia security guard lost his bid for severance pay after a tribunal found he was not constructively dismissed when his employer placed him on unpaid suspension for failing …

A Federal Court judge has dismissed a former First Nation general counsel’s attempt to challenge an adjudicator’s decision before the employment dispute process was complete, citing the importance of … …

A Nova Scotia sales representative has been awarded eight months’ notice after a court found his employment contract’s termination clause was too ambiguous to limit his common law entitlements. C.B. …

By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source IGNACE, Ont. – The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear a Northwestern Ontario township’s appeal of a wrongful-dismissal judgment against it, meaning the municipali… Free Membership …

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has allowed a worker to expand his wrongful dismissal lawsuit to include detailed allegations about how his supervisor’s affair with his wife created a …

A trucking company that provided delivery services exclusively to a B.C. lumber distributor for 14 years was a dependent contractor and entitled to reasonable notice of termination, the B.C. Supreme …

A Saskatchewan court has struck a wrongful dismissal claim from an employee who worked only 19 hours over three days before failing to return to work after a Christmas shutdown, …

A former municipal employee in the Northwest Territories has been awarded nearly $70,000 in damages and costs after winning a wrongful dismissal case that was complicated by allegations of misconduct …

An Ontario employer’s “hard-line approach” and unreasonable settlement position in a wrongful dismissal case has resulted in the court ordering the maximum costs allowable under simplified procedure r… Free Membership …