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Canadian HR Reporter: HBC hit with moral, punitive damages after bad-faith treatment of employee October 7, 2022, No comments
Ron Minken & Tanya Sambi | Canadian HR Reporter, October 2022: HBC hit with moral, punitive damages after bad-faith treatment of employee
Wal-Mart to Pay Employee $750,000 in Moral & Punitive Damages March 12, 2018, No comments
While employers in Ontario have a right to terminate their employees, there is also a requirement that the termination is done in good faith. If employees are treated poorly by their employer during the course of their termination, there ca ...
$1,000,000 Punitive Damages Against Wal-Mart Reduced by Court of Appeal June 17, 2014, Comments Off on $1,000,000 Punitive Damages Against Wal-Mart Reduced by Court of Appeal
In Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld high compensatory damages and reduced but did not eliminate punitive damages against an employer and its store manager, for constructive dismissal and intentional infli ...
Employer slapped with punitive damages after refusing to provide final wages, ROE August 20, 2013, Comments Off on Employer slapped with punitive damages after refusing to provide final wages, ROE
Published online in Canadian Employment Law Today, Aug. 2013 - Nelson v. 977372 Ontario Inc. - Failure to comply with legal obligations in dismissing employee was ‘reprehensible misconduct’ that warranted extra damages.
Employer Slapped with Punitive Damages due to Refusal to Issue Final Wages, ROE August 8, 2013, Comments Off on Employer Slapped with Punitive Damages due to Refusal to Issue Final Wages, ROE
In Nelson v. 977372 Ontario Inc. (c.o.b. as Insta Insulations) (“Nelson”), the employer was ordered to pay punitive damages to the employee in addition to damages for wrongful dismissal.
Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada November 30, 2012, Comments Off on Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - a jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded an employee approximately $809,000 in damages after he was terminated without notice.
Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada July 31, 2012, Comments Off on Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
A long-term employee was awarded approximately $809,000.00 in damages after he was terminated without notice after 34 years of service.
Employer’s Claim of Frustration Becomes Frustrated: Award of 22 Months, Moral and Punitive Damages September 27, 2011, Comments Off on Employer’s Claim of Frustration Becomes Frustrated: Award of 22 Months, Moral and Punitive Damages
In Altman v. Steve’s Music Store Inc. the Court rejected the employer’s defence of frustration of contract and awarded the employee 22 months notice, moral damages and punitive damages due to the employer’s inappropriate conduct in te ...

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