Sentences with phrase «wrongful dismissal claiming damages»

The Plaintiff's original claim was for wrongful dismissal claiming damages equal to 6 months» salary, the term of her probationary contract.

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The employee commenced a civil action for wrongful dismissal, claiming aggravated and punitive damages and damages for intentional infliction of mental shock.

Given that the Court expressed its opinion that damages for a breach of the new tort not exceed $ 20,000 in most circumstances, employers will most likely see employees adding an alleged breach of privacy in applicable wrongful dismissal claims where litigation costs are already being expended.

After careful analysis of the claim, Justice Perell decided not to exclude group 1 because although they could not pursue damages for wrongful dismissal, they were free to advance claims for the other aspect of the class action suit.

The vast majority of claims for punitive damages in wrongful dismissal cases in Canada are dismissed.

The availability of an increased punitive damage award in a wrongful dismissal action because of a bad faith employer policy was recognized in Hodson v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.2 The Divisional Court considered an appeal of an order striking paragraphs in the plaintiff's statement of claim that alleged that the Bank had an ongoing corporate strategy of terminating employees for cause to avoid having to provide unwanted employees with a severance package.

Doyle commenced an action for wrongful dismissal and claimed damages for the intentional infliction of mental distress against the AGM personally.

Ms. Langford brought a civil action against Carson Air, claiming damages for, amongst other things, wrongful dismissal.

Mr. Papp subsequently brought a claim against Stokes for wrongful dismissal, where he sought: (a) $ 65,000 in damages for wrongful dismissal; (b) $ 500,000 in damages for defamation; (c) $ 200,000 in punitive, exemplary and aggravated damages; and (d) $ 30,000 in damages for intentional infliction of mental suffering.

The plaintiff claims $ 25,000 for damages for wrongful dismissal and breach of the employment contract.

Can a trial court award aggravated damages to an employee who claims wrongful dismissal absent a finding of actual mental distress being suffered by that employee?

In that case, while the claim for wrongful dismissal may have failed, (but consider the decision in Davidson v. Tahtsa Timber Ltd., 2010 BCCA 528, which provided for «nominal damages» for the dismissal even where none were warranted for wrongful dismissal damages), the court could still have awarded Human Rights damages, I would argue.

The ministry enforces the provincial legislation only, but it does not provide a remedy for common law damages such as wrongful dismissal, which in this case actually made up the bulk of this person's claim.

Failing to provide reasonable notice constitutes wrongful dismissal and could make an employer vulnerable to a wrongful dismissal claim and liable for damages.

It concluded that «a term that requires active employment when the bonus is paid, without more, is not sufficient to deprive an employee terminated without reasonable notice of a claim for compensation for the bonus he or she would have received during the notice period, as part of his or her wrongful dismissal damages.»

An employee who has experienced the type sexual harassment and assault suffered by the applicants in Presteve Foods may reach the conclusion that the better option is to claim human rights damages as part of a wrongful dismissal action.

However, the law is clear that an employee can not claim this type of loss as damages in a wrongful dismissal claim.

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She claimed damages against both her employer and her supervisor, Mr. Morris, for damages arising from her wrongful dismissal, a series of sexual assaults, and sexual and racial harassment.

Without cause wrongful dismissal actions that may not be amendable to a summary judgment motion are actions involving claims for damages for the failure to pay bonuses, commissions, or stock options that involve highly disputed facts.

In the ordinary course of litigation respecting wrongful dismissal, a plaintiff, in offering proof of damages, would lead evidence respecting the loss he claims to have suffered by reason of the dismissal.

The Court found that a term in a bonus policy that requires active employment when the bonus is paid, without more, is not sufficient to deprive an employee terminated without reasonable notice of a claim for compensation for the bonus he or she would have received during the notice period, as part of his or her wrongful dismissal damages.

A claim for wrongful dismissal damages is subject to the employee's duty to mitigate.

That said, there are circumstances when a dismissed employee may be able to successfully claim wrongful dismissal damages from a corporate director if his or her corporate employer does not have sufficient funds to pay a wrongful dismissal award.

Damages for wrongful dismissal are not payable in priority to other expenses pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986, Sch B1, para 99 (4) to (6), since a payment in respect of the period after the date of termination of employment can not amount to «wages» but rather is a payment by the employer on account of the employee's claim for damages for breach of coDamages for wrongful dismissal are not payable in priority to other expenses pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986, Sch B1, para 99 (4) to (6), since a payment in respect of the period after the date of termination of employment can not amount to «wages» but rather is a payment by the employer on account of the employee's claim for damages for breach of codamages for breach of contract.

Our civil litigators deal with complex issues in areas such as civil liability (product liability, bodily and psychological injuries, material damages and economic loss), business contracts, professional regulation and liability, defamation, commercial litigation and extraordinary remedies, disputes relating to successions, wrongful dismissal actions, and claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of fiduciary duties.

Almost every wrongful dismissal lawsuit was throwing in a claim for Wallace damages.

In allowing the employee's claim for damages for wrongful dismissal, the Court awarded the employee $ 100,000 in punitive damages in response to the employer's «terrible conduct.»

However Musoni, who represented himself, later claimed $ 70,000 in damages for wrongful dismissal based on alleged wrongdoing by his employer during the course of his time at the company.