Gill v. CPNI Inc.
Unpaid Wages and Vacation Pay: Court Awards Compensation
Summary
A case involving unpaid wages and vacation pay, where the court accepted the plaintiffs' calculations and rejected the defendants' deductions under the Employment Standards Act (ESA). The court also ruled that a director could not be held personally liable for unpaid wages and that a counterclaim did not justify a stay of enforcement of the wage judgment.
Outcome
plaintiffs awarded unpaid wages and vacation pay, director liability dismissed, counterclaim did not justify a stay of enforcement
Award
unpaid wages and vacation pay awarded
Key Factors
- unpaid wages
- vacation pay
- wage deductions
- Employment Standards Act (ESA)
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