Tag: mental distress

Case signals lower threshold for mental distress when cause allegation fails

By Thora Sigurdson May 31, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: May 31, 2015

By Thora Sigurdson The British Columbia Supreme Court recently awarded damages for mental distress in the context of a termination for cause. The decision in George v. Cowichan Tribes signals that it may be easier to establish such a claim when there is a just cause allegation that fails, compared with terminations without cause. It […]

Canadian Court Not Prepared to Act as Workplace Referee

By Sara Parchello, Partner, Bennett Jones Jun 28, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jun 28, 2010

By Sara Parchello Does an employer have a broad obligation to protect employees from mental distress that may be caused in the workplace? Ontario’s Court of Appeal recently answered this question in Piresferreira v. Ayotte and Bell Mobility Inc. with a resounding “no.” The decision reverses, in part, an award made back in 2008 – […]