Severance

In Tyalta v Connolly, the ALRB considered whether someone was dismissed or resigned and found neither had happened.

In Nickles v 628810 Alberta, Judge Farrington elected to use summary judgment to determine reasonable notice damages.

In Sub Terrain Excavating v Ross, 2025 ABESAB 1, a truck driver for a construction company was not considered to be a construction employee.

In Kirke v Spartan Controls, 2025 ABCA 40, a dismissed employee was not entitled to payments from shares that were bought back by his employer after dismissal.

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In Singh v Clark Builders, 2025 ABKB 3, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench upheld a termination clause based partly on surrounding circumstances. 

In Dufault v Ignace, 2024 ONCA 915, the Ontario Court of Appeal found a termination clause in an employment contract was unenforceable.

In Plotnikoff v Associated Engineering 2024 ABKB 706, the Court found a termination clause did not restrict severance and that the employee had not failed to mitigate.

In Wan v H&R Block Canada Inc., 2024 ABKB 734, the Court considered whether secret recordings by an Alberta employee at work were just cause.

In Rosenberg v Northern Nursing Solutions Inc., 2024 ABCJ 220, a 2 year employee received 6 months of severance and aggravated damages.

In Scarrow v Walkey et al, the ONSC awarded $343,980.00 to a 58-year-old farm labourer/manager with 40 years of service.

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