Is a plaintiff entitled to a lump sum bonus plan as a result of a unilateral action by an employer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wolfman v. Rocktenn-Container Canada, L.P., 2015 ONSC 1432 (CanLII):
Given that they bonus plan an integral part of the plaintiff’s total compensation it would be “… inappropriate and unfair to the employee to be deprived of the bonus by reason of the unilateral action of the employer.” See: Schumacher v. TD Bank.[7]
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