Employer Wins Damages for Time Theft and Unpaid Debt
Written by Lewis Waring, Paralegal, LL.B., Articled Clerk, Editor, First Reference Inc.
In a recent British Columbia ruling, an employee who engaged in a pattern of time theft was found to have been rightfully dismissed for cause. As a result of the dismissal being upheld, the employee was forced to repay a debt she owed to the employer due to an advance agreement that funded her home office supplies and her pursuit of professional credentials. . . . [more]