Difference between revisions of "Remedies in Employment Law (9:VI)"

When naming the defendant in Small Claims Court, the employee should sue the body with which the contract of employment was made, unless he or she is alleging fraud or induced breach of contract – in which case, consider joining the shareholders or directors of the company.  The employee may have to sue the parent company and the subsidiary if the parent company does the hiring, paying, and terminating.

If an employee or potential employee has been discriminated against on the basis of one or more of the prohibited  grounds, see Chapter 6: Human Rights, [[BC_Human_Rights_Code_(6:III)#C. The Complaint Process | Section III.C: The Complaint Process]] for information on how to proceed with a complaint. If the employee was terminated from their position based on one of the prohibited grounds, they may be able to recover lost wages and compensation for injury to dignity, feeling, and self respect at the Human Rights Tribunal.