Bell Canada ordered to pay ex-employee over $120,000 for 'recklessly' firing him while he recovered from second bout of cancer
In May 2016, Glenn Luckman started a new job as business development manager for Bell Canada in Toronto.according to a new ruling
“During his time at Bell, he cared for his ailing father until his passing in April 2017. Also in April 2017, Mr. Luckman was diagnosed with cancer. He started a medical leave in May 2017 and ultimately returned to work in November 2017. He was terminated less than a month later on December 6, 2017,” reads the ruling by tribunal member Alex G. Pannu.
His stress was made all the worse because his father, to whom he was the sole caregiver, was simultaneously hospitalized and passed away shortly after.Article content One of his supervisors told the tribunal that he was “unaware” that Luckman’s clients were calling him and he had suggested Luckman return on sick leave after he raised concerns about his work volume. He did that in October.
At first, his bosses at Bell both claimed that Luckman was fired because he had negative performance reviews, despite key performance indicator reports listing him among the company’s top performers. Pannu ruled that Bell should pay Luckman lost wages up until the point he found a new job one year after his dismissal.
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