Escorted out by security with a crowbar, and the extra payout the judge refused
A long-serving executive was pushed out of a family business and escorted from its head office by people in security sweaters, one holding a crowbar. He won a payout for the way his career ended. But a judge refused almost every extra dollar he sought.
The decision, released July 13, 2026, by Justice Mathen of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, granted the former vice-president a declaration that he had been constructively dismissed and ordered his former employer to pay $373,207.83 for 27 months' pay in lieu of notice, along with interest and costs. The company had not defended the claim.
The executive began working for Grand Cheese Company on or about February 26, 1990, and by roughly 2004 held one of its most senior positions, vice-president of retail and wholesale. His pay included a base salary, benefits, vacation pay, a car allowance and various car, grocery and phone payments. He was 49, with about 35 years of service, when his employment came to an end.
According to the claim, which the company never contested, he was subjected to unilateral manoeuvers designed to force him to quit. He was barred from the head office and his remote access was cut off. The company went on to withhold his wages, end his benefits coverage, give him no notice of termination and leave his statutory termination and severance pay unpaid.
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