Aleksandra Pressey shared her insights regarding termination provisions and punitive damages in the context of discussing Wilds v 1959612 Ontario Inc, a decision in which an Ontario court ordered an employer to pay a dismissed worker two months’ pay plus $10,000 in punitive damages.
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Ontario employer must pay nearly $20,000 to worker fired after 4.5 months
‘There were flagrant breaches of the minimum statutory employment standards,’ says lawyer, providing insights for HR
An employer must pay a worker who was fired after 4.5 months of service two months’ pay plus $10,000 in punitive damages for unenforceable termination provisions and “a marked departure from ordinary standards of decent behaviour” after dismissing the worker, an Ontario court has ruled.