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By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read March 13, 2013

Unlucky or deserving? An employee’s dismissal was unjust, but reinstatement not appropriate

wrongful dismissalA small-town bank manager who had an affair with a subordinate—including sex in the bank, during and after hours—should not have been dismissed for cause, according to the Federal Court of Appeal. Nevertheless, given the circumstances, it was not appropriate to reinstate the employee to his job.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations / consensual sexual relationship, Dismissal, employment law, federal court of appeal, his actions caused negligible harm to the employer, inappropriate behaviour, office affair, office romance, progressive discipline, reinstatement, termination, termination with cause, terminations, wrongful dismissal

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