An employee who held the position of Vice President of Sales and was paid a salary of $536,365.00 per year was awarded 12 months notice for being wrongfully dismissed by his employer.
The employer dismissed the employee The lower court found that the employer’s evidence did not support a claim of cause and awarded 12 months notice and 9% of a dividend paid on the class of shares owned by the employee. On appeal by the employer, the court upheld the lower court’s decision that the employee had not failed to Link v. Venture Steel Inc. [2010] O.J. No. 779