The employee was constructively dismissed from her position as Chief Operating Officer after requesting a salary increase.
The employer alleged cause but later withdrew the defence, though it continued to assert performance issues throughout the litigation.
The motion judge awarded 12 months' notice, $50,000 in aggravated damages for bad faith in the manner of dismissal, and $25,000 in punitive damages for reprehensible litigation conduct.
On appeal, the Court of Appeal upheld the notice period and the aggravated and punitive damages awards, but reduced the damages in lieu of notice to six months' compensation because the employee had unreasonably rejected a comparable job offer seven months post-termination.
