Governor General Julie Payette announced on Thursday that she would be stepping down following reports of workplace harassment within the Office of the Governor-General. Payette faced several rumors of bullying …
There is a major financial difference between getting fired by your employer and choosing to resign. Simply put, most employees who are fired are entitled to severance packages, while employees …
Question: I work for a Bank as Project Manager. I was hired as a contractual employee on a fixed salary for two years ending in December. My employment letter states …
When an employee resigns there is usually clear actions that support their decision. This may include a written letter, a verbal statement, a notice period, information that the employee has …
It is well known that employers must give an employee ‘reasonable notice’ or pay in lieu upon termination when there is no just cause (i.e. the employee has not done …
When Rashid Balogun announced that he was “out of here” and then swiftly left the Prince George offices of Deloitte & Touche after a confrontational meeting with two of his bosses, they figured that he had just resigned. But in a legal twist that can only happen in workplace law, the court decided otherwise.
Have you ever heard of a wrongful resignation? Corey Snider hadn’t — and it cost him to the tune of $10,000. Discontent with criticisms over his work performance, sales representative, Snider decided to take a long walk – he walked right out of the office and never came back. Snider handed in his resignation letter a few days later, thinking he was doing the company a favour by making it official. However, Snider got sued; and at that point, doing favours for the company was the last thing on his mind.
Stan Carmichael and Ernie Jakubowski were friends with a common interest – both were Porsche aficionados. When Carmichael found himself without work, Jakubowski, the owner of Mantis Racing Inc., a high-end automotive shop involved in racing events throughout North-America, saw the potential to grow his business.
Over beers and a handshake, the two friends agreed that Carmichael would become Mantis’ new General Manager. However, their relationship would soon sour.
Within a year, Carmichael’s expenses and outstanding bonuses made him Mantis’ second biggest account payable. Wanting to get paid and tired of getting the run-around, he threatened to quit. Jakubowski did not address the threat.
After a tumultuous nine-year relationship with his boss, Juan Moreno may have finally had enough of his job. But when he left the Oakville, Ontario offices of Comfact Corporation after another argument, he didn’t think it would be his last day of work. Moreno hadn’t been formally terminated, and he didn’t think he had resigned either. When he was accused of quitting, however, Moreno wasn’t about to go quietly.
When Joan Britton left the Mississauga offices of Partners Graphics after a confrontational meeting with her bosses, she didn’t think it would be her last day of work. Britton hadn’t been formally terminated, and she assumed she hadn’t resigned either. The court decided otherwise.
