Is there a good faith reason to delay making severance payments?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sabharwal v. Carlton Cards Ltd., 2021 HRTO 537 (CanLII):

The Tribunal held in Demaries v. Canadian Tire Corporation, 2015 HRTO 867 that not wanting to jeopardize severance payments is not a good faith reason for delay and I agree. In this case, the applicant has not provided a good faith reason for delay.

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