What are the grounds for moral damages in the context of a wrongful dismissal claim?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Groves v. UTS Consultants Inc., 2019 ONSC 5605 (CanLII):
The grounds for moral damages are assessed on a case-by-case basis: Galea v. Wal-Mart, 2017 ONSC 245, 44 C.C.E.L. (4th) 251, at para. 232 [Galea]. Conduct that could qualify as a breach of good faith or fair dealing in the course of a dismissal includes conduct by an employer that is untruthful, misleading or unduly insensitive, or where the employer fails to be candid, reasonable, honest and forthright with the employee: Galea, at para. 232.
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