Employment Law

Melnyk v RBC, 2022 AHRC is a new Alberta Human Rights matter where an employer failed to have a parallel human rights action stayed.

Beach Place v Employment Standards, BCCA v 147 confirms that one worker can be an “employee” for one purpose and a “contractor for another.

Currie v Nylene, 2022 ONCA 209 is a new appeal decision where an exceptional 26 month severance award was upheld.

In First Choice Collision v Talbot, the Alberta employment standards appeal tribunal rejected an employer’s argument that the employee had resigned.

Hubbard, 2022 ABPC 22 is a new Alberta case where the court said it was ok that the employer provided the fired employee with tools instead of cash severance.

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld a just cause termination for an employee who had an angry and rude outburst with his boss.

In Rice v Shell, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld a large severance award based on the employee being on a definite-term contract.

An Associate Professor who was denied promotion to full Professor appealed Brandon University’s denial decision to court and had it overturned.