Constructive Dismissal

Matthews v Ocean Nutrition: Departed employee awarded $1M bonus from company’s sale during notice period

A dismissed employee is entitled to a bonus that vests during their notice period, absent clear contractual language to the contrary.

Employer Wrongfully Operated in Secret: Potter v New Brunswick Legal Aid Services

The Supreme Court of Canada’s ("SCC") decision in Potter v New Brunswick Legal Aid Services, 2015 SCC 10 [Potter], calls on employers to communicate transparently with employees, unless legitimate business reasons require otherwise. The decision arose from a claim of constructive dismissal that had been denied by both the trial and appellate courts of New […]