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Oracle hit with punitive damages for withholding employee’s statutory commissions
An Ontario Superior Court judge awarded nearly $60,000 in punitive damages against Oracle Canada after the company withheld a terminated employee’s statutory commission entitlements for eight months w… To continue …
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Constructive DismissalMental HealthSubscriber Content
🔒Office manager wins $193K after directors’ feud froze bank accounts, leaving her unpaid for months
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🔒B.C. restaurant worker, suspended without pay for gossiping, was constructively dismissed
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Family feud over ‘banked wages’ scheme ends with father on the hook for pay, punitive damages to two sons
A dispute over allegedly “banked” wages has ended in a dismissed appeal, the awarding of punitive damages, and a clear warning to employers about the personal liability that can arise …
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Former instructor loses appeal in wrongful dismissal case against Maritime College of Forest Technology
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has dismissed a wrongful dismissal appeal by a former instructor at the Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT), upholding a lower court’s decision to …
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Bullying tactic? Court allows welder’s punitive damages bid to proceed after employer files $1 million counterclaim
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a numbered company to strike punitive damages from a former employee’s amended statement of claim. The worker alleged that a $1 million …
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Longtime farm worker awarded nearly $440,000 in wrongful dismissal case
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
‘Particularly egregious’: Former EA’s termination provisions ruled unenforceable, court tacks on $10K in punitive damages
Gibson Building Supplies has been ordered to pay its former executive assistant nearly $20,000 in damages, including $10,000 in punitive damages due to the employer’s violation of the Employment Stand… …
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Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million punitive damages award against Blue Cross in LTD case from former director at Humber River Hospital
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a significant award of punitive damages to SB, a former director at Humber River Hospital, from Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of …