He said the abrupt firing crushed him, but the judge saw the damages bid differently
A corporate controller had barely settled into a new role before his employer let him go without offering a reason. He argued the abrupt dismissal entitled him to months of severance pay. A British Columbia judge agreed he was owed something, just not nearly what he wanted.
In a decision released July 10, 2026, Justice J.G. Morley of the Supreme Court of British Columbia awarded the worker four months' pay in lieu of notice, working out to $40,296.81 in damages after deductions. Monk Office Supply Ltd. had argued two months was enough, while the worker had pushed for six.
The worker joined Monk Office Supply Ltd. as its corporate controller on April 1, 2024, at a salary of $125,000 a year, reporting to the company's vice-president. About two and a half months later, on June 17, 2024, the company's president and chief executive called him into her office and ended his employment. No cause was alleged, and she gave him no reasons.
According to the decision, he left with a reference letter along with his salary and accrued vacation to June 22. An assistant walked him to his desk to collect his belongings and return company property, then went with him to his car. Justice Morley found the firing had been handled privately and discreetly.
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