Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 2012 BCSC 133
The Court awarded our client 18 months severance, $35,000 in aggravated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages after she was wrongfully dismissed from her job of 30 years with the Liquor Board. Download Case PDF
Chan v. Dencan Restaurants, 2011 BCSC 1439
Our client is 63 years of age and was a managment level employee employed by Denny's for 15 years. The court found that our client had not resigned from his employment but had instead been wrongfully dismissed by Denny's and awarded him 18 months of severance. Download Case PDF
McIntosh v. Metro Aluminum Products and Augustynowicz 2011 BCHRT 346
Our client brought a successful human rights complaint against her former employer and boss for sexual harassment (unwanted text messages), and received approximately $29,500 in compensation, including $12,500 tax free in general damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
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Simon Kent
Senior Partner
604-266-7006 ext:223
simon@kentemploymentlaw.comSimon Kent is the founder and Senior Partner of Kent Employment Law. His focus is on employment law issues, including wrongful dismissals and human rights claims. He also advises his clients on general corporate and commercial litigation matters related to employment law, such as shareholder or partnership disputes, and oppression actions brought by dismissed employees who are also company shareholders. Simon has appeared as counsel at numerous hearings, trials and appeals before the British Columbia Provincial Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal.
Some examples of recent cases that Simon has been involved in are:
- Representing an international company being sued for breach of contract (settled)
- Representing senior, long-term executives in negotiating severance packages
- Representing a unionized employee with a human rights complaint (settled)
- Representing a 30-year employee in an appeal of the trial judge’s decision not to award him pension monies during his notice (severance) period
Simon has appeared on the Mike Smyth Show (CKNW, April 19, 2011) to discuss Craigslist Employment Scams and on the Bill Good Show (CKNW, November 8, 2011) to discuss workplace harassment. Simon has been quoted in the Vancouver Sun about employee alcohol consumption during the workday and by the Globe and Mail regarding dealing with a difficult boss.
Simon’s volunteer contributions both within and outside the legal field are wide-ranging and include holding various executive positions on the Board of the Employment Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and providing pro bono legal advice through the Western Canada Society to Access Justice. He also serves as a member of the BC Cancer Agency Research Ethics Board and has been a sessional lecturer in the paralegal program at Capilano University.
On a personal note, Simon is married and a father to three wonderful daughters. His interests include Kiteboarding (where he sits on the Board of Directors of the Squamish Windsports Society), Yoga for Kiteboarding and skiing. For more information about kiteboarding go to http://www.kiteboardbc.com
