by JPAK | Jan 30, 2023 | Articles, Just Cause Dismissal, Workplace Investigations, Wrongful Dismissal
Court Awards $50,000 in Bad Faith Damages for Employer Conduct In Rutledge v Markhaven Inc., 2022 ONSC 3183, the Ontario Superior Court reiterated the importance of employers acting in a good faith manner when conducting investigations. In this case Justice Dow...
by JPAK | Jan 9, 2023 | Articles
In the Superior Court of Ontario decision Incognito v. Skyservice Business Aviation Inc., 2022 ONSC 1795, Justice Vermette held that there is no independent tort of sexual harassment, and it cannot be a standalone cause of action in a lawsuit. The Judge also stated...
by JPAK | Jan 5, 2023 | Articles, Wrongful Dismissal, Wrongful Dismissal
In Nader v. University Health Network, 2022 ONCA 856, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that the plaintiff’s employment contract was sufficiently ambiguous that he would also be entitled to his bonus as part of his contractual termination package. Background...
by JPAK | Nov 9, 2022 | Articles, Wrongful Dismissal
On September 15, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released the decision Pohl v Hudson’s Bay Company, 2022 ONSC 5230, in which Justice Centa admonished the employer, Hudson’s Bay Company (“HBC”) for its conduct in terminating the plaintiff, Darren...
by JPAK | Nov 1, 2022 | Articles
Recently the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled on the reasonability of an unpaid leave of absence for failing to comply with a mandatory vaccination policy. In Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc., 2022 BCSC 1675, the employee, Ms. Parmar had reservations about...
