Wrongful Dismissal

A British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that an employee’s ambiguous comment about retirement during a pandemic layoff did not constitute a clear resignation, awarding him six months’ pay after… …

An Ontario court has dismissed IBM Canada’s appeal to narrow the scope of age discrimination allegations in a wrongful dismissal case, allowing the plaintiff to pursue claims of systemic discriminatio… …

An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that Facebook Canada’s termination clause violated employment standards legislation, awarding a former research director 10 months’ notice but rejecting his c… Free Membership …

An Alberta court has awarded a fuel and lubricant technician $95,000 in damages after finding his employer wrongfully terminated him for driving a company truck into standing water at a… …

An Alberta court has upheld Brookfield Residential (Alberta) LP’s decision to dismiss a community manager for cause, finding the employee participated in a supplier’s incentive program and breached co… Free …

A former chief executive officer has been awarded more than $184,000 in damages after his employer failed to pay the severance outlined in his employment contract, according to an Ontario …

A British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who discussed retirement plans with his employer for nearly two years voluntarily resigned rather than being wrongfully dismissed, even though… …

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. …