The Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal of Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. on January 19, 2016. This case concerns whether without-cause dismissals are “unjust” under the Canada Labour Code. The appeal is of a Federal Court of Appeal decision that confirmed the quashing of an adjudicator’s decision that they are unjust.
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