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Re United Steelworkers And Vulcan Containers (Canada) Ltd, Innis Christie, C Gareau, N E. Wrycraft Apr 1970

Re United Steelworkers And Vulcan Containers (Canada) Ltd, Innis Christie, C Gareau, N E. Wrycraft

Innis Christie Collection

Employee Discharge alleging unjust discharge. Determination of quantum of damages.

AWARD:

In an award dated November 21, 1969, this board ordered the grievor to be reinstated in employment with compensation for loss of income except for wages she would have received in the first two weeks following her discharge by the company. Mr. Wrycraft dissented. The majority award stated that the grievor was subject to a duty to mitigate her losses so that any actual earnings and an amount equal to any earnings that she could have had if she had made a reasonable and prudent effort to find other …