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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 Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read January 23, 2019

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds constructive dismissal – without pay suspensions must be justified

The first issue in Filice for the Court of Appeal was whether the without pay suspension constituted constructive dismissal. The Court first cited the two-branch test set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission (2015).

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Payroll / constructive dismissal, employment law, punitive damages, without pay suspension, wrongful dismissal

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read May 10, 2018

The risks of complaining on social media: When airing grievances attracts damages

Social media users are well cautioned to appreciate the difference between a fair and legally justified expression of opinion and reflection of experiences and when posts cross into the defamatory realm of maliciousness and/or untruthfulness.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / complaining on social media, damage awards, defamation, defamatory posts, loss of goodwill, malicious posts, punitive damages, social media posts

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