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2014 Employment law round up – Top five cases/trends/stories

With 2015 just around the corner, it is useful to reflect on the year that has just past and is coming to a close. 2014 had a number of significant employment law developments and below we have...

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Supreme Court of Canada confirms pension benefits should not be deducted from damages for wrongful dismissal

In the recent decision of IBM Canada Limited v. Waterman 2013 SCC 70 (CanLII), the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that an employee’s pension benefits should not be deducted from his/her common law entitlement to pay in lieu of notice arising from a wrongful dismissal.

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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with psychological health and safety, a wrongful dismissal claim that applied 'rule of thumb' principal and a court ruling about a workplace accident because employee failed to follow instructions.

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