December 9, 2020
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SHRM, "Canada’s Supreme Court Entitles Dismissed Employees to Bonuses"
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled in October 2020 in favor of a former employee’s entitlement to bonus pay and other benefits after being forced out of the company.
Lisa Goodfellow, an attorney with Miller Thomson LLP in Toronto, explained, “The Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. case considered whether incentive compensation such as bonuses should be included in calculating damages for wrongful dismissal.”