Mechalchuk v Galaxy Motors (1990) Ltd., 2023 BCSC 635 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jwst0>
The plaintiff, the general manager of a number used car dealerships, was terminated after the company found that he had expensed personal expenses to the company on a few occasions. He lied about it, when confronted.
The court concluded:
[65] …. Although the total amount of the Parksville restaurant dinner and breakfast receipts (approximately $250) was relatively small, the misconduct went to the very root of the plaintiff’s employment relationship with the defendant. He was in the most senior management position at the defendant. His position commanded a high level of authority, responsibility, and trust. He breached that trust by submitting false expense receipts and thereafter being untruthful about them when given an opportunity to explain them on July 11, 2022. Moreover, he failed to “come clean” when he had a second opportunity to do so during the meeting on July 13, 2022. His conduct was such that the defendant’s loss of faith and trust in him was justified.