WHAT KIND OF COMPENSATION IS THERE FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL?
In the event that you are wrongfully dismissed, the measure of damages for wrongful dismissal is the salary that the you would have earned had you worked during the period of notice to which you were entitled, minus any severance pay or notice you actually received. Any money you earned, or should have been earned, will also be deducted. Any wage increase or bonus that would have fallen due during the notice period is only compensable if you would have been contractually entitled to the increase or bonus. Regarding pensions, the employee’s measure of damages in the case of pension benefits that have not vested in him or her at the date of dismissal, but which would have vested during the notice period, is the value of the vested benefits that he or she would have received had he or she remained in employment throughout the notice period. Regarding medical, dental, life, and disability benefits provided under an employer’s insurance plan, the courts generally reimburse the wrongfully di
