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. …
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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 …
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Worker wins right to amend wrongful dismissal claim citing supervisor’s affair with his wife
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 …
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B.C. trucking firm deemed dependent contractor in wrongful termination case, awarded damages
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 …
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Court strikes wrongful dismissal claim from employee who worked 3 days – and never returned
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, …
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Former Hay River, N.W.T., employee awarded $70,000 after wrongful dismissal case turns costly
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 …
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Court blasts employer’s ‘hard line’ approach, awards maximum costs available in wrongful dismissal case
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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PREMIUM Starbucks manager, fired for remark to non-binary staffer, awarded $50K for wrongful dismissal
A recently dismissed Starbucks store manager who made an inappropriate comment to a non-binary employee was awarded eight months’ reasonable notice in a wrongful dismissal case heard by the Court… …
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Firing of Brandt Tractor salesperson after customer complaint unjustified: Court
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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PREMIUM WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed: Alberta court
An Alberta Court of Justice has ruled that WestJet wrongfully dismissed an accountant who refused to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy after her religious exemption request was denied.… …


