Wrongful Dismissal

Not every wrongful dismissal case involves six-figure amounts or sets a new precedent. A recent case out of a British Columbia smalls claim court is interesting from the angle of …

A former employee at Cathay Pacific Airways has been awarded nearly $170,000 in wrongful dismissal damages by the Supreme Court of British Columbia after her employment was terminated. Frances Okano, …

A human rights complaint against the City of Ottawa has been dismissed for lack of evidence. Fadi Al Shikh filed a complaint of discrimination against Ottawa Public Health after being …

Wrongful dismissal. It’s a term that’s used often. But it doesn’t mean what you probably think it means – and those misperceptions can be costly. In this episode of the …

An Ontario executive has been awarded nearly $430,000 in damages in a case where the court was heavily critical of overly complicated language in an employment contract. Jack Maynard was …

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a ruling that awarded a former chief operating officer $75,000 in aggravated and punitive damages. But it slashed her reasonable notice period …

Getting the language wrong in an employment contract can be a very costly mistake for employers. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling underscores that fact – and reinforces a …

An Ontario court has awarded a mining executive $50,000 in moral damages for the way his without cause termination was handled. William Gascon was hired as the general manager of …

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a court in Hong Kong is a more appropriate venue for a wrongful dismissal case against the Royal Bank of Canada. …