Peter Bowes: Employment Contract

Ontario Court Of Appeal Dept: In overturning a lower court decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal said Peter Bowes had the right to rely on his employment contract with Goss Power, which stated he would receive six months notice or pay in place of notice, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Bowes in turn argued his employment agreement clearly set out the termination payment, and that he had no duty to mitigate his loss and tORONTO - A man who lost his job but quickly found new employment at the same salary level was still entitled to full severance pay from his former boss, Ontario's top court ruled Thursday. Goss, based in Mississauga, had argued successfully before a lower court that an employee terminated without cause is legally required to mitigate his or her loss as Bowes did by finding a new job in Toronto even though the contract was silent on this point. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.