Another case upholds CERB as a reduction of wrongful dismissal damages
Cases from Western Canada seem to support the proposition that CERB payments are deductible while the older cases from Eastern Canada tend to go the other way.
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BCSC says that CERB is deductible from wrongful dismissal damages
In Reotech Construction Ltd. v. Snider, BCSC 317, Justice Fleming, sitting on appeal from a decision of the Provincial Court, found that the trial judge erred when the Court failed to deduct the $9,000 CERB payment received by the Plaintiff from the damage award.
Can you demote an employee and lower their pay?
Demoting an employee and potentially lowering their pay is a decision that has implications for both the employee and the employer. These implications can range from hurt feelings, all the way to a wrongful dismissal claim.
