Wrongful Dismissal

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 …

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that a tractor sales company did not have just cause to terminate a 56-year-old salesperson with 18 years of service following a …

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The British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has ruled that an employee who was fired without cause is entitled to five weeks of pay despite the employer’s assertion that the …

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The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has ruled that an employer must pay additional termination notice to a long-serving employee despite contractual arrangements between business owners inte… Free Membership …