A Calgary sonographer’s civil claim seeking $64,166.67 in wrongful dismissal damages against EFW Radiology has been dismissed by the Alberta Court of Justice, which found her employment contract was f… …
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PREMIUM Insurance firm that ignored employee’s stalker loses $116K wrongful dismissal fight
An insurance brokerage in British Columbia wrongfully dismissed a producer who had been stalked for years by a client’s representative, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled, awarding her… …
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PREMIUM Temporary layoff during COVID was constructive dismissal, court rules in awarding 16 months’ notice
An Ontario Superior Court has awarded a long-term employee 16 months’ pay in lieu of notice after ruling his employer constructively dismissed him by imposing a temporary layoff without contractual… …
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Employer who failed to protect property manager from harassment – and later fired her – ordered to pay $175,000 plus notice
A former property administrator in Ontario who was harassed and assaulted by tenants at her apartment building has been awarded $175,000 for sexual harassment and mental distress on top of …
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B.C. WCAT rejects workers’ safety retaliation claims, points to frustration of contract for medical reasons
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) in British Columbia has ruled in favour of an employer in a case involving allegations of prohibited action against an international relations and anal… …
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Jail sentence frustrated employment contract for farm manager, no entitlement to termination pay: Ontario Labour Relations Board
A farm manager whose employment was terminated after he was sentenced to an 18-month incarceration for a criminal offense is not entitled to termination pay, the Ontario Labour Relations Board …
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Canada-U.S. border closure did not frustrate contract for duty-free shop worker, rules B.C. appeal court in upholding 10 months’ notice
A duty free shop in British Columbia that refused to pay severance to a retail sales clerk, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of the U.S.-Canada border frustrated …
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Pandemic did not nullify all employment contracts at pub, says B.C. court
A pub’s argument that the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated all of its employment contracts, both at common law and under the Employment Standards Act, has been shot down by the Supreme …