Sonia Gracias was a 39\u002Dyear\u002Dold dental hygienist when she was terminated from Walt Dentistry.
She earned $75,000 and was employed at the practice for five months prior to her termination on March 15, 2020 — just days before the nation was hurled into a COVID induced lockdown.
In contrast, Walt Dentistry argued Gracias was entitled to only one month of pay on her termination. It argued she had fabricated the evidence relating to her job search, a serious allegation the court didn’t take lightly. Walt argued the job market was flooded with jobs in the dental hygiene industry and that the pandemic had no injurious impact on her search to replace her job.Justice Perell found the effects COVID-19 had “on particular sectors of the labour market was not uniform.
CERB may not be a good defence to low-balling an employee on termination: The courts have rendered inconsistent decisions on whether or not CERB is recoverable when an employee receives wrongful dismissal damages. Q. How do employees learn more about the right to disconnect legislation? No one has brought it up at my work yet, which is making it confusing for me and my coworkers.
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