Canadian law has two standards for giving notice or compensatory pay for employees fired without cause. If an employer does not clearly delineate which standard it is using in which circumstances, they can be sued for the bigger payout. Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc.
Canadian employers should review their employment contracts and update them as necessary to avoid potentially costly problems upon separation of employment. Since early.
In Wisser v CEM International Management Consultants Ltd, 2022 ABQB 414 (CEM International), the court used the oppression remedy to hold directors of a corporation personally liable for damages for wrongful dismissal after they transferred the assets of the corporation, ceased operating it, and incorporated a new corporation to provide the same consulting service.
In Wisser v CEM International Management Consultants Ltd, 2022 ABQB 414 (CEM International), the court used the oppression remedy to hold directors of a corporation personally liable.