An Ontario employer that accused a terminated worker of falsifying job-search records has lost its appeal that she failed to mitigate her damages. SG was terminated without cause from her …
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Heavy-duty mechanic, kept on payroll beyond working notice period, wins wrongful dismissal
What happens if you give an employee working notice, and then keep the worker on the payroll past the termination date? For one Alberta employer, it meant the working notice …
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Top stories this week from HR Law Canada include: • Worker’s case that loss of truck amounted to constructive dismissal was ‘Ram tough’: Court • Newspaper GM had no obligation …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Newspaper GM had no obligation to search for ‘lesser-paying job’ to fulfill duty to mitigate, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling that a newspaper executive failed to mitigate her damages. The court said employees aren’t required to take a lesser …