Tevlin Gleadle Curtis is pleased to announce that Kemily Ho will be joining our team of lawyers upon completion of her Articles. As an Articled Student, Kemily has been assisting the lawyers at TGC with a number of complex cases.
You will never read a news headline akin to “sales force given enormous commission cheques due to its role in record sales” or, for that matter “vehicle purchased at price agreed between buyer and seller.” Why then are these stories so prevalent in the limited context of public-sector severance packages?
Future Shop has fired an unknown number of employees, definitely exceeding 50. This is a group termination as defined in s. 64 of the Employment Standards Act.
Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, 2015 SCC 10 is the most recent time the Supreme Court of Canada touched on the issue of Constructive Dismissal. There was no earth-shattering change to the law, but the case contained a few interesting edicts from the employment lawyer’s perspective. Many of these principles would apply equally to a wrongful dismissal scenario.
I have noticed a lot of confusion in the news recently concerning what people often (and incorrectly) refer to as “severance packages.”
Contract Expires for South Island Hospitalists
David McWhinnie will co-present November 4, 2014 regarding employees who are entitled to a hearing prior to dismissal.
Former B.C. College of Teachers employee can keep $271,000 severance payment Appeal court says B.C. government assumed obligations of defunct body BY KEITH FRASER, THE PROVINCE – SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 A former employee of the defunct B.C. College of Teachers will get to keep $271,000 in severance payments awarded … Continued
Blair Curtis of TevlinGleadle Employment Law successfully represented Ms. Beverley Maxwell last year in a summary trial hearing before Mr. Justice Skolrood of the British Columbia Supreme Court. Justice Skolrood granted judgment of substantial damages to Ms. Maxwell in her wrongful dismissal claim against the B.C. Government. The B.C. Government appealed the wrongful dismissal award, … Continued
Mondaq publishes McCarthy Tetreault case comment on BC Supreme Court Reasons for Judgement in Kong v Baptish Church where TevlinGleadle’s David McWhinnie and Sean Tevlin successfully argued that a pastor should be able to proceed with a claim for wrongful dismissal damages against his former church. The article is available here.
I was fortunate to be referred to Tevlin Gleadle Curtis upon the surprising termination of my employment. During a very stressful time, their systematic and balanced approach provided the clarity and options essential to move a personally demanding process forward. Their effort and quick reaction times resulted in a court appearance four months post dismissal and a favourable judgement one an half months later.