Is a bonus included in the calculation of damages for wrongfully dismissed employees?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cheong v. Grand Pacific Travel & Trade (Canada) Corp., 2016 BCSC 1321 (CanLII):
If the historical conduct of the parties gives rise to a reasonable expectation of a bonus, then the bonus is a benefit that should form part of the calculation of a wrongfully dismissed employee's damages: Lewis v. PMC-Sierra Ltd., 2007 BCSC 1611 at para. 32.
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