What constitutes a breach of company policy?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Moffat v. Saan Stores Ltd., 1998 CanLII 2163 (BC SC):
The Christmas incident in and of itself would not justify dismissal. Considering the pay and working conditions, a small respite at the end of the busiest season of the year could hardly be regarded as a serious breach of company policy. However, not only did the plaintiff misrepresent the facts as she knew them to the defendant following the incident but, I have concluded, she did so under oath at this trial as well. As in Richardson v. Davis Wire, supra, the plaintiff's dishonesty irreparably damaged the employer-employee relationship.
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