In Acumen Law Corporation v Ojanen, 2019 BCSC 1352, Ms. Melissa Ojanen (“Ms. Ojanen”) was hired as an articling student at Acumen Law Corp (“Acumen”) where she worked for three (3) months…
Back to Life, Back to Reality: Court of Appeal Claws Back Landmark Notice Award
In 2015, Michael Dawe’s employment was terminated without cause by his employer, The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada. Mr. Dawe sued his employer for wrongful dismissal, with both he…
Refusing to Relocate: Just Cause for Dismissal?
An employer cannot make unilateral and substantial changes to fundamental aspects of an employee’s contract or terms of employment without providing consideration or, in some cases, proper notice. Such changes…
You Don’t Need to Have a Good Reason to Dismiss an Employee… Well, Usually Not
Generally speaking, the law in Canada is that employers can let an employee go at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all, as long as they provide…