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Posts Tagged ‘Alberta employment standards act’

The importance of notice and manner of dismissal

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

I recently read an Alberta case where a financial consultant, a top performer, was terminated without notice. The court found he was wrongfully dismissed and terminated in an insensitive manner; this error in judgment cost the employer $2.2 million in damages.

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Tags: Alberta, Alberta employment standards act, canadian employment law, common law notice, employment standards act, manner of dismissal, reasonable notice, respectful termination, sensitive termination, severance, statutory notice, termination notice, termination without cause, wrongful dismissal
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Jail for lying in a civil action?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Clearly, if a court finds that one party has been dishonest, it will have serious negative repercussions with respect to their chances of success. It can also result in a cost award against them. The question for today, however, is whether it is appropriate to also find parties who lie during the litigation process in contempt, and if so, what the appropriate penalty should be.

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Tags: Alberta, Alberta employment standards act, breach of confidential information, canadian employment law, civil action, competing with former employer, contempt, Dismissal, employment law, employment related dispute, HR issues, Human Resources, Labour Law, litigation, non compete, ontario employment standards act, resignation, restrictive covenant
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