This article is a short summary of some important employment law decisions in Alberta in 2023, separated roughly into subcategories. It does not focus on cases from other jurisdictions, although many of those can have persuasive weight here. It also does not address developments in human rights and labour (union) law.
In Breen v Foremost Industries Ltd, 2023 ABKB 552 (Justice Yamauchi), a former CEO employee sued for wrongful dismissal. However, the employer turned the tables on him and successfully counterclaimed a large sum against the employee. The employer successfully established that the CEO employee had ignored their expenditure guidelines, resulting in losses for which the employee was responsible. In addition, the employee had effectively paid himself secret funds by paying money from his employer to a Russian agent who then paid a portion back to the employee as a “gift”. In total, the employee was liable for around $450,000 in pecuniary damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. Not surprisingly, the Court also found the employer had just cause to terminate his employment.
In Dunbar v Northern Air Charter (PR) Inc, 2023 ABKB 171 (Justice Woolley), the plaintiff employee was successful in a Provincial Court trial for...
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