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duty of good faith

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Do you know the latest on terminations? Find out at the Ontario Virtual Employment Law Conference

Learn the Latest® at the Ontario Virtual Employment Law Conference on June 17, 2021, brought to you by First Reference and Stringer LLP. It's the essential one-day update for human resources managers and consultants, business owners, labour relations, staffing, payroll, and finance and accounting professionals in Ontario!

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Unfounded allegations of misconduct

In Hrynkiw v. Central City Brewers & Distillers Ltd. ( 2020 BCSC 1640) Horsman J. had a situation where a CFO was accused of intentionally paying himself excess vacation and shares without the consent of the owner. The Court found that this accusation was unfounded and found that there was no just cause. The Plaintiff was awarded 12 months notice after 6.3 years of service. He was 56 years old.

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SCC clarifies bonus entitlements, no bad faith required

The issue of good faith and bad faith in contractual relations is distinct from the issue of calculating damages due to the failure of the employer to provide reasonable notice of termination. There was no need in this case to determine whether or not the employer acted in bad faith as the same outcome can be determined without the need to determine the bad faith issue.

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