Declaration to ‘Make Employee Whole’ Very Costly for Employers
You give your employee almost 32 weeks’ pay after terminating his employment without cause. He gets another job two weeks later. You’re off the hook, right? Maybe not.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, a Division of Kohler Canada Co. has recently said no. Instead, you may be required to “make the employee whole” in every respect, not just salary. That could mean disability benefits too, even after he starts his other job.
