The former president and CEO of New Brunswick’s Horizon Health Network has been awarded more than $2 million, including $200,000 in aggravated damages for the way his high-profile dismissal was …
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An airline controlled by the Chinese government has been ordered to pay $100,000 in punitive damages to a long-term worker in British Columbia it repeatedly demoted and fired, alleging “time …
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China Southern Airlines hit with $100,000 in punitive damages after alleging cause in B.C. worker’s termination
An airline controlled by the Chinese government has been ordered to pay $100,000 in punitive damages to a long-term worker in British Columbia it repeatedly demoted and fired, alleging “time …
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B.C. logging company assumed long-term truck driver quit, but court rules he was terminated
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA recent ruling from the British Columbia Supreme Court reinforces a simple fact: Employers need concrete proof an employee has resigned. “Assuming” the worker quit or abandoned a position never …
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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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Former jewelry COO has damages cut after she refused a job with higher compensation
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 …
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