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Ontario court rejects 24-month cap for notice period
March 21, 2013
Canadian Employment Law Today, March 2013 - Abrahim v. Sliwin - 1 month per year of service a reasonable amount even for longer-term employees, regard Read More...

Claims for ‘phantom dependant’ justify termination
February 25, 2013
Canadian Employment Law Today, Feb. 2013 - Cavic v. Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. - Employee wanted to call attention to error in benefits information Read More...

Failure to accommodate costs employer more than $22,000
January 23, 2013
Canadian Employment Law Today, Jan. 2013 - Mackenzie v. Jace Holdings Ltd. - Employer was aware of employee’s depression, but didn’t check whether Read More...

Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
November 30, 2012
Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - a jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded Read More...

Dismissed employee gets retrial of malicious prosecution claim
October 18, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, Oct. 2012 - Pate v. Galway-Cavendish & Harvey (Township) - Employee awarded more than $100,000 for bad treatment in dis Read More...

Fired long-term employee gets more than $800,000
September 20, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, Sept 2012 - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - A jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded an empl Read More...

No implied duty to mitigate: Court
August 2, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today, July 2012 - Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd. - Terminated worker who found job after 2 weeks allowed to keep pay in li Read More...

No implied duty to mitigate: Court
August 2, 2012
Canadian HR Reporter, July 2012 - Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd. - Appeal court overturns ruling, says terminated worker who found job after only 2 Read More...

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