The Duty to Mitigate – Part 1
Following dismissal from employment, a dismissed employee comes under a duty to mitigate his or her damages. The duty is one that the employee owes to him or herself. It is a duty to take reasonable steps to search for…
Following dismissal from employment, a dismissed employee comes under a duty to mitigate his or her damages. The duty is one that the employee owes to him or herself. It is a duty to take reasonable steps to search for…
What exactly is reasonable notice and why is it so important? Because of its abstract nature, the courts have defined reasonable notice as a legal fiction. And when one thinks about how notice is given these days, the word “fiction” makes…
It’s ‘employer beware’ in the complex world of independent labour A recent case from the B.C. Supreme Court highlights two dynamic facets of employment law. One facet, the conduct between the employer and employee, operates under the surface and often…