Manager fired for slapping female co-worker on the buttocks has third appeal rejected but is granted termination pay
The Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada, has thrown out the appeal of a fired employee who challenged a ruling that said his termination after he slapped a female co-worker's buttocks was justified.
The appellant, who was a 30-year employee in a managerial role with a spotless record, was dismissed after he slapped the buttocks of a female co-worker in 2014. According to the appellant, the incident was accidental, and he meant to slap his co-worker's hips, but she turned so his hands touched her buttocks instead.
The victim's entry in an email, which was used by the trial judge as testimony, read that she felt "very awkward" after the incident.
"I was thinking about this, and I felt upset. I don't want the other men in the office to think it is OK to do that to me," the victim said.
The appellant apologised to the victim multiple times after the incident, but the latter felt he was not sincere about this apology. The matter reached the company's HR manager, which eventually led to the appellant's termination in the company. According to the court, he did not receive severance, termination, or vacation pay. In the trial judge's decision, they found that the respondent "had met its onus and established that summary dismissal was the appropriate response in all the circumstances."
The appellant, however, challenged the decision and...
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