Former account manager argued he was owed four weeks’ termination pay and years of unpaid commissions, but Alberta board disagreed
Alberta’s Employment Standards appeals body has upheld an officer’s order granting two weeks’ termination pay and no unpaid commissions to a former account manager at Landale Signs, dismissing the worker’s bid for more compensation.
In reasons issued March 26, 2026, vice‑chair Pemme Cunliffe dismissed an appeal by the account manager, who challenged a Jan. 8, 2024 officer’s order directing his former employer to pay $2,769 in termination pay and a $276 fee, for a total of $3,046.
“Specifically, the appellant argues the officer erred in awarding him two weeks of termination pay rather than four and the order should have included compensation for unpaid commissions,” the decision states.
Resolving those issues required determining how long the account manager was employed by the employer, what his commission structure was at the time of termination, and whether he earned commissions that were not paid, said the appeals board.
The account manager’s employment ended on May 19, 2023, “when he was told by text message the employer was closing its operations immediately.” He filed an Employment Standards complaint shortly afterward.
The appeal proceeded as a de novo hearing under s. 95(2)(b) of the Employment Standards Code. As the decision notes, in such hearings “what happened before is essentially irrelevant” and the...
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