B.C. Supreme Court confirms employer’s circumstances not relevant to wrongful dismissal claim

By Frank Portman (April 30, 2024, 12:47 PM EDT) -- A 2022 decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court constitutes another clear marker that the door is closed to employers using wrongful dismissal to get out of paying severance in executive employment contracts in both B.C. and Ontario. Recent case law suggests that the courts will have little sympathy for an employer who dismisses an employee even in circumstances where that dismissal is necessary for business reasons....