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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read August 12, 2022

Job for life is no joke for Quebec employer

It is important for employers to keep in mind that the words in employment contracts have meaning. Moreover, where it is the employer that has drafted the contract and sought the requested terms, in the event of a later dispute over said terms, it is likely the courts will give effect to the logical, common sense meaning of the contractual language and interpret any ambiguity in the employee’s favour.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / contractual provisions, damages, Dismissal, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, Job offer, reinstatement, termination, terms of employment Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 21, 2022

Maple Leaf Foods saves your bacon: Alberta Court of Appeal refuses to certify claim for pure economic loss

The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that there is no general right in tort protecting against the negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss in Canadian law, and that the circumstances where pure economic loss will be recoverable are limited.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / class action suit, damages, Duty of care, pure economic loss Leave a Comment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 2 Minutes Read February 14, 2022

Retraining costs allowed even though plaintiff did not get a new job within the notice period

In Cordeau-Chatelain v Total E&P Canada Ltd (2021 ABQB 794) Justice Price has a situation where an employee who was awarded 18 months notice had reasonably retrained herself in a new career at a cost of about $18,000.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / breach of contract, damages, damages for breach of contract, employment law, notice period, retraining, termination Leave a Comment

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