How much reduction is required for a reduction in salary to constitute a fundamental breach of employment law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Haddock v. Thrifty Foods (2003) Limited, 2011 BCSC 922 (CanLII):
In Pavlis v. HSBC Bank, 2009 BCSC 498, Dorgan J. discussed the question of how great a reduction in salary is required in order to constitute a fundamental breach. Madam Justice Dorgan summarized the case law as follows at para. 53:
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