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Justifying summary dismissal on the basis of facts discovered afterwards

By David Cross on April 21, 2015 Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has clarified the circumstances in which an employer can justify the summary dismissal of an employee by reference to information that was only discovered after the dismissal took place.… Continue reading

Dismissal Without Hearing of Human Rights Complaint Upheld by Ontario Court

By Michael Torrance on September 22, 2014 Posted in Canada

In Gill v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Divisional Court concluded that it is appropriate for the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) to summarily dismiss an application where its prior jurisprudence suggests that the application has no reasonable prospect of success. Gill was a suppression firefighter who was terminated at age … Continue reading