Keays v. Honda Canada Inc., Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, May 2009
Date:
May 12 2009
The Supreme Court of Canada decision of Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. represents an important step towards clarifying the nature of damages recoverable upon the termination of employment. The highest court’s earlier decision of Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd. had led to considerable debate in the legal community about the appropriateness of compensating individuals for the manner in which their employment was terminated (i.e. by an extension to the period of reasonable notice that became known as “Wallace Damages”).
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