Disputes over wrongful termination of employment arise on a daily basis. Employers rarely provide employees with actual working notice for a reasonable period of time – as is their legal obligation. Once an employer decides that an employee should go, there is rarely an appetite for the employee to work out a reasonable notice period.
This paper proceeds to consider two important recent advances in the theory of damages both in common law and in unionized employment settings.
Pension benefits are of critical importance to a great number of Canadian workers. As our working population ages, those persons who have contributed to a pension plan look closely at the pension payments they can expect to receive on retirement. In the event of termination before normal retirement age, this issue is often critical for dismissed workers.
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