Wearing an orange shirt and other reasons for termination without cause
The case “Fourteen employees at a Florida law firm are claiming they have been fired for wearing orange shirts. “The group all wear the shirts on pay-day Friday’s [sic] because they go out to Happy...
View ArticleEmployees must give reasonable notice too!
The case A software company relied heavily on four employees, who were the designers of all the company’s core programs. Unbeknownst to the employer, these four employees decided to start up their...
View ArticleHarassment in the workplace – employee rights and employer obligations
The case Wanda works in an accounting firm. There are about 40 other people that work in her office, one of whom is Steve. For some time, Steve has been asking Wanda out to dinner and various other...
View ArticleHuman Rights 101 – human rights in an employment law context
The case ABC Inc., a large software company, terminated Jake, one of its employees, for misconduct. Shortly after the termination, ABC Inc. was served with Jake’s application to the Human Rights...
View ArticleAccommodation in Johnstone v. Canada – a caution to employers
The case: The complainant worked as a Border Services Agent at Pearson International Airport. She worked irregular shifts 24 hours a day, 7 day a week. She had two children, one born in 2003 and...
View ArticleA Long-Awaited First: Human Rights Damages Awarded by the Superior Court of...
The case: An employer terminated an employee after 16 months’ time. The employee was let go under the guise of corporate restructuring; however, it appeared to the employee that one of the reasons...
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