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61 year old finance manager with 9 months service gets 2 months’ notice

In Flack v Whiteoak Ford Lincoln Sales, (20121 ONSC 7176) Justice Dunphy gives a very thorough analysis of how to weigh the various Bardal Factors of age, length of service, character of employment and COVID in relation to this short service employee.

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The impact of the pandemic on termination entitlements

As the pandemic continues, and as we see more court decisions that analyze terminations that took place during the pandemic, we are gaining some clarity on how courts are viewing the impact the pandemic has had on a variety of factors.

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Sexual assault is by definition serious misconduct

In AG Growth International Inc v Dupont ( 2021 ABQB) Justice Little, sitting on appeal from a decision of the Provincial Court found that the trial judge had made a error of law when he failed to begin his analysis of the actions of the Plaintiff by starting with the premise that a sexual assault is automatically at the high end misconduct.

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