The Supreme Court of British Columbia has deducted CERB benefits from the notice period in a recent ruling. Harold Frederiks was employed at Splashdown Waterparks from 2000 to 2016. A …
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Fired Scotiabank manager failed to mitigate her damages by not accepting offer to come back for 32 months as she negotiated return
Terminated employees have a duty to mitigate their damages by looking for and accepting new employment. That duty was put under the microscope in a fascinating case involving a Scotiabank …
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10-months’ notice for short-term employee upheld by Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld an award of 10 months’ notice for a director of marketing and communications. The New Zealand and Australian Lamb Company appealed the …
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Landscape worker awarded $15,000 in aggravated damages following unpaid suspension
A seasonal landscape worker in Nova Scotia has been awarded $15,000 in aggravated damages, on top of 12 months’ notice, after he was suspended without pay and without an independent …
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Court slams HBC for walking long-serving manager, accused of no wrongdoing, out the front door of Toronto store
HBC’s decision to escort a long-serving manager out of a store after he was fired without cause, and had been accused of no wrongdoing, has attracted $45,000 in moral damages …
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Baker awarded $25K in punitive damages after employer tried to force him to sign incriminating affidavit to keep his job
An employer who forced a worker to choose between signing an affidavit that could incriminate him and lead to criminal charges or keep his job has been ordered to pay …
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Worker who made PowerPoint pitch to bosses for a new job fired by Zoom
It’s the case of the office applications: A sales manager who used PowerPoint to lobby her bosses for a new job was fired by Zoom after her pitch was refused. …
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Air Canada worker awarded more than $500,000 after being let go at start of pandemic
An Air Canada worker who was let go at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded more than $500,000 by an Ontario court — including 24 months’ pay …
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Vancouver hotel worker, sent packing during pandemic, awarded 18 months’ notice
A long-term worker who lost his job at a Vancouver hotel at the start of the pandemic as business collapsed has been awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal. Angelo …
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Employer, out of business and out of money, loses wrongful dismissal case to former worker
An Ontario worker has been awarded 13 months’ pay in lieu of notice against his former employer, which is no longer in business and did not participate in the court …