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On February 9, 2017 the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision in Ram v Michael Lacombe Group Inc., which made national headlines due to egregious facts and the quantum of damages awarded to a low-level employee. The Employee worked as a cook at Burger King for over 24 years when she was terminated without

The Supreme Court of Canada recently overturned a controversial decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (Koskie Minsky LLP Employment Blog February 9, 2015). Specifically, the Federal Court of Appeal held that “Unjust Dismissal” provisions pursuant to sections 240 to 246 of the Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c.L-2 (the “Code“) only provided non-unionized federally

In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court held that conduct resulting in criminal charges being laid against an employee does not constitute “just cause” for termination where the conduct is unconnected to work. The employee, a 67 year old labourer employed since 1998, was terminated in February 2015 for

A recent case shows how an employer’s conduct both during employment and in the manner of dismissal may be compensated – and deterred – in court proceedings. The Employer company carried on business as a recruiter for focus groups.  For over 15½ years the Employee worked with the Employer, initially in an administrative support role,