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ABCA Bombshell On Wrongful Dismissal Entitlements?

By Joel Fairbrother

February 13, 2025

In Kirke v Spartan Controls, 2025 ABCA 40, a dismissed employee was not entitled to payments from shares that were...

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Statutory Vacation Percentage Implied in Employment Contract

By Isabella Hernandez

February 10, 2025

In Hoefman v Lawrence Meier Trucking Ltd., 2025 ABCJ 13, the court implied employment standards vacation pay into an employment...

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Can’t Claw Back Employee Earnings For Materials Ordered in Error

By Daniel Jonasson

January 13, 2025

In Building Works Ltd. v. Nagy, an employer was not entitled to deduct the cost of materials ordered in error...

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Termination Clause Enforceable On Basis of Surrounding Circumstances

By Joel Fairbrother

January 8, 2025

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

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Just Cause Today Might Not Be Just Cause Tomorrow

What Is Dufault, and What Does It Mean In Alberta?

By Joel Fairbrother

January 6, 2025

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

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Plotnikoff Returns! Termination Clauses and Duty to Mitigate Considered

By Joel Fairbrother

December 23, 2024

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

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