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bad faith termination

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read September 26, 2019

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with 2020 EI premium rate and maximum insurable earnings, bad faith terminations and aggravated damages.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / 2020 employment insurance premium rate, aggravated damages, bad faith termination, bullying, employment law, maximum insurable earnings

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read June 4, 2019

Failure to disclose planned layoff costs employer 22 months pay and 20K punitive damages

Mr. Jonasson, a 55 year old engineer with 22 years’ service with Nexen Energy was thinking about either retiring or taking a leave of absence. He decided to request a six month leave of absence. The employer agreed to his leave request if he entered into an agreement about the company's obligations at the end of his leave.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / bad faith termination, Dismissal, duty of good faith, employment law, planned layoff, punitive damages, termination

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 3 Minutes Read October 17, 2018

“Cowboy” employer ordered to pay aggravated damages for bad faith termination

In a recent case titled Lalonde v. Sena Solid Waste Holdings Inc. 2017 ABQB 374, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench considered whether failing to hear an employee’s side of the story before dismissing him for cause could increase an employer’s liability.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Payroll / aggravated damages, bad faith termination, Employer liability, employment law, wrongful dismissal

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