breach of fiduciary duty

Denny’s temporary foreign workers employment standards class action suit gets certified

May 11, 2012 Christina Catenacci Corporate Immigration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

The British Columbia Supreme Court just certified a class action where the plaintiffs (foreign workers) allege that the employer failed to provide them with the amount of work promised, overtime pay and reimbursements for travel expenses and recruitment fees contrary to the Employment Standards Act. Also, the employees argued the employer breached the contract and its fiduciary duty, and was unjustly enriched for having the workers work without being paid. To top it off…

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Slaw: Employee terminated for theft still entitled to bonus

May 10, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that when an employee was terminated for stealing from his employer, he was still entitled to his annual bonus because it was clearly an integral part of his contract, even if he had breached his fiduciary duty.