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Gender (Female) A Factor In Big Alberta Severance Award

By Bow River Law

November 10, 2021

Cordeau-Chatelain is a new Alberta case where a middle manager was awarded 18 months reasonable notice severance, in part because...

Categories: Incentive Pay | Severance | Wrongful Dismissal

24 Months Severance + Discretionary Bonus Awarded

By Joel Fairbrother

September 28, 2021

Schaufert v Calgary Co-Op is a new Alberta case where the court awarded 24 months reasonable notice plus discretionary bonuses...

Categories: Incentive Pay | Severance | Wrongful Dismissal

Uplifting Just Cause Case – GiVogue

By Bow River Law

July 6, 2021

GiVogue is a recent case where the court found there was no just cause for termination and awarded 5 months'...

Categories: Just Cause | Severance

Constructive Dismissal + Defamation! Thibert Case

By Joel Fairbrother

June 21, 2021

ABCA awards 9 months' notice for 6.5 month employee induced to join, plus aggravated damages and damages for defamation....

Categories: Constructive Dismissal | Defamation | Severance

Employers Beware of Alleging Just Cause! The Ojanen case

By Joel Fairbrother

June 7, 2021

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

Categories: Good Faith | Just Cause | Severance

Cracking the Severance Cap! New 26-Month Termination Notice Period Case

By Joel Fairbrother

April 26, 2021

New Ontario case awards 26 months, cracking usual cap of 24 months!...

Categories: Severance | Wrongful Dismissal