In Ruston v Keddco Mfg. (2011) Ltd., the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered the issues of just cause for employee termination and the appropriate notice period owed to the employee if the employer did not have cause to terminate? The Court found that the trial judge and the employment lawyers were correct in finding that the employer failed to prove just causation in terminating the employee. The Court also agrees with the trial judge’s award of a 19-month notice period. The trial judge applied the Bardal factors and emphasized important considerations, such as the appellant’s age (54), finding of…
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