Wrongful Dismissal Archives | Minken Employment Lawyers

Highest Award of Punitive Damages in Canada
July 31, 2012
A long-term employee was awarded approximately $809,000.00 in damages after he was terminated without notice after 34 years of service.

Termination Triggered by Statute Results in Entitlement to Common Law Notice
March 8, 2012
In Elsegood v. Cambridge Spring Service, 2001 Ltd. the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Small Claims Court’s decision that an employee was Read More...

Duty to Mitigate: When Minimal Efforts Are Acceptable
November 1, 2011
In Systad v. Ray-Mont Logistics Canada Inc. the British Columbia Supreme Court found that an employee who underwent knee surgery two months after bein Read More...

Employer’s Claim of Frustration Becomes Frustrated: Award of 22 Months, Moral and Punitive Damages
September 27, 2011
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 noti Read More...

Employee’s Obligation to Mitigate May Be Removed Expressly or Implicitly
September 22, 2011
Does the obligation to mitigate still exist when an employee is terminated in accordance with an employment contract which provides for a certain amou Read More...

Initial Burden: An Employee’s High Jump with Human Rights Applications
August 30, 2011
In order for an employee to have the opportunity to succeed with an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the employee must first demon Read More...

Ever Changing Termination Date Results In Full Award of Notice
July 19, 2011
Termination dates must be clear and unambiguous in order for working notice to be applicable, otherwise notice provided to the employee prior to the t Read More...