A Royal Bank of Canada financial planner dismissed for cause has been awarded more than $2.5 million by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which found the bank failed to… …
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PREMIUM Sigma Lithium ordered to pay $2.5 million after withholding shares, forcing out executive
A mining company failed to deliver shares owed to a senior employee under his employment contract and then engineered his departure through a deliberate marginalization campaign, the Ontario Superior Court… …
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PREMIUM Federal board breaks new ground, awards damages in Transport Canada staffing abuse case
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ordered Transport Canada to pay a public servant compensatory, aggravated, and punitive damages after finding that a selection board acted… …
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PREMIUM Server awarded $140K after being sexually assaulted, constructively dismissed by bar owner
An Ontario bar owner has been ordered to pay nearly $140,000 in damages after a court found he sexually assaulted a 22-year-old server who worked for him and constructively dismissed… …
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B.C. court strikes aggravated damages claim in wrongful dismissal case, grants leave to amend
The B.C. Supreme Court has struck portions of a wrongful dismissal claim for failing to plead material facts, but granted the plaintiff leave to amend the pleadings. The employer, Wainbee …
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PREMIUM Taxi commission in Kingston, Ont., found to have constructively dismissed long-time manager
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the Kingston Area Taxi Licensing Commission (KATLC) constructively dismissed its long-serving general manager after creating what the court described as a… …
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PREMIUM Office manager wins $193K after directors’ feud froze bank accounts, leaving her unpaid for months
A British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded $193,005 in damages to a long-serving office manager who was constructively dismissed when her employer failed to pay her wages during a governance… …
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PREMIUM Order to stay in Cuban hotel – without explanation and a threat of arrest – draws punitive damages in B.C. wrongful dismissal case
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has found that MacKay Contracting Ltd. wrongfully dismissed a probationary employee after failing to assess his suitability for the job in good faith. In… …
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First Nations tax administrator constructively dismissed after replacement during medical leave
A long-serving tax administrator for the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) has been awarded 24 months’ notice and $50,000 in aggravated damages after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled she had …
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Alberta nursing home ordered to pay $75,000 to LPN recruited from secure job in New Brunswick
An Alberta court has ordered Northern Nursing Solutions to pay more than $75,000 in damages to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who was recruited from New Brunswick, then subjected to …

