Saskatchewan court enforces 12-month golden parachute despite employee landing better job
A Regina students' union owes a fired manager 12 months' pay plus $10,000 after Justice M.J. Morris rejected shifting cause grounds.
Haris Khan worked as Director of Programs and Public Relations at the Students' Union of the University of Regina from March 20, 2023, until his dismissal on February 22, 2024. The Students' Union, known as URSU, fired Khan for cause, citing unexcused absences on February 13, 15 and 16, 2024, and characterizing his pay during those days as "time theft."
Khan said he had a standing arrangement with the former general manager to work from home Fridays as a religious accommodation. He had also emailed acting general manager Tejas Patel on February 15 asking to work from home during the University of Regina's reading week, and was waiting for a response when the termination letter arrived.
As the case progressed, URSU's grounds expanded. The Statement of Defence added performance concerns and remote work policy breaches. By August 2025, a sworn affidavit alleged Khan had been absent for 10 consecutive days before termination. Justice Morris wrote: "It is curious that somehow 18 months after the Termination Letter, Mr. Muhammad would have been in a better position to ascertain when Mr. Khan was absent from the office than those who prepared the Termination Letter, given it was prepared the week after Mr. Khan was alleged to have been absent from the office."
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