Condonation
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Principles of Condonation The law is clear that a finding of what would have normally been a constructive dismissal may be not actionable where the…
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Home › Constructive Dismissal › Principles of Condonation The law is clear that a finding of what would have normally been a constructive dismissal may be not actionable where the…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Employee Options to Respond to Change in Employment Terms The Ontario Court of Appeal considered the issue of the alternatives available to the employee upon…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Repudiation or Resignation Generally speaking, case law has determined that the resignation must be “clear and unequivocal”, based on the employee’s free will. The test…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Evidence of Refusal of the New Terms of Employment One issue is often whether the conduct of the employee has demonstrated that they have refused…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Ontario on Repudiation of Contract The case law in Ontario is not quite as straightforward, as suggested by this 2024 B.C. decision. The most recent…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › British Columbia: Repudiation The recent decision in B.C. allowed the employee’s submission that the employment contract had been repudiated by the conduct of the employer.…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Repudiation vs Termination: Introduction There is a difference between an assertion of repudiation and termination. Repudiation is an assertion that the employment “contract” has been…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Showing the Link It stands to reason that the refusal to remain employed and take action must be due to the change in the employment…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Obligation to Provide Active Duties The B.C. Court of Appeal considered this issue of whether the removal of active employment duties may lead to a…
Home › Constructive Dismissal › Sexual Harassment as Constructive Dismissal An employer which fails to provide a work place which is free from harassment may be subject to an assertion…