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Just Cause

Man receiving unwanted sexual advances in the workplace.
Any Sexual Assault Very Serious- Dupont Case Overturned

ABQB said the trial judge analysis should have started with a finding that sexual assault is always at the higher end of the spectrum of sexual harassment.

23 August 2021
Woman receiving a letter confirming a dismissal from her job.
Uplifting Just Cause Case – GiVogue

GiVogue is a recent case where the court found there was no just cause for termination and awarded 5 months’ severance to a short-service office manager.

6 July 2021
Woman receiving a letter confirming a dismissal from her job.
Employers Beware of Alleging Just Cause! The Ojanen case

An employer alleged just cause and acted harshly. It was slammed with a general damages award of $118,000 and a punitive damages award of $25,000.

7 June 2021
Man being fired from his job with no just cause.
Employees Under Attack! Jegou Helps Employers with Just Cause

Jegou is a new Alberta case which found just cause for dismissal of an on-site paramedic who handled a stroke incident poorly.

25 May 2021
Man receiving unwanted sexual advances in the workplace.
Sexual Harassment and Just Cause – The Dupont Case

Dupont v Ag Growth International, 2021 ABPC 118 is a new Alberta case about what level of sexual harassment is just cause for dismissal.

11 May 2021
self-employed or employee
Human Rights Alberta- Kvaska case – Alcoholism and Human Rights Accommodation at Work

Kvaska v Gateway Motors (Edmonton) Ltd., 2020 AHRC 94, is an Alberta Human Rights Commission decision which came out at…

31 March 2021
Just Cause Under Attack! Haack v Secure Energy (Drilling Services) Inc Making It Harder for Employers to Get to Just Cause

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench case Haack v Secure Energy (Drilling Services) Inc., 2021 ABQB 82 (Woolley J) is…

17 March 2021

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