Besse v. Machner (Dr. A.S.) Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316

JudgeSlade, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Case DateSeptember 25, 2009
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations2009 BCSC 1316;[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1316 (SC);[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1316
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7 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Pension Law. Third Edition
    • August 5, 2021
    ...345 Bentall Corp v Canada Trust Co, 1996 CanLII 8640 (BC SC) .......................... 374 Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc, 2009 BCSC 1316 ..............................................216–17 Best v Best, [1999] 2 SCR 868, 174 DLR (4th) 235, [1999] SCJ No 40 ...........................................
  • Minimum Standards
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Pension Law. Third Edition
    • August 5, 2021
    ...2000 expressly confers a right for employees to maintain service during a non-statutory leave of absence. Where an v Dr AS Machner Inc , 2009 BCSC 1316 at para 59 and Collins v Jim Pattison Industries Ltd (1995), 11 CCEL (2d) 74 (BCSC). 108 ESA 2000 , s 56(2)(b)(ii). 109 In Ontario, the per......
  • Preuss v. Dr. P. Safari-Pour Inc. (I.Q. Dental),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 21, 2021
    ...and supervisory duties and 23 years of service who was awarded 12 months’ notice; and c)    Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316 [Besse], involving a 51-year-old dental receptionist with 18 years of service who would have been awarded three months’ notice but for her failure to mi......
  • Matusiak v. IBM Canada Ltd., [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1784
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 30, 2012
    ...attempts to secure employment. 4. The defendant advances a number of cases in support of its argument: Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc. , 2009 BCSC 1316 at paras. 94-98; Maddocks v. British Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Corp. (1995), 8 C.C.E.L. (2d) 262 (B.C.S.C.); Bates v. John Bishop ......
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5 cases
  • Preuss v. Dr. P. Safari-Pour Inc. (I.Q. Dental),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 21, 2021
    ...duties and 23 years of service who was awarded 12 months’ notice; and c)    Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316 [Besse], involving a 51-year-old dental receptionist with 18 years of service who would have been awarded three months’ notice but for......
  • Matusiak v. IBM Canada Ltd., [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1784
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 30, 2012
    ...attempts to secure employment. 4. The defendant advances a number of cases in support of its argument: Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc. , 2009 BCSC 1316 at paras. 94-98; Maddocks v. British Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Corp. (1995), 8 C.C.E.L. (2d) 262 (B.C.S.C.); Bates v. John Bishop ......
  • Hooge v. Gillwood Remanufacturing Inc., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 11 (SC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 7, 2014
    ...Mr. Davies' statement to the contrary" (at para. 43). [58] In a case relied on heavily by the defendant, Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc. 2009 BCSC 1316 [ Besse ], the court also found that a former employee's failure to accept an offer to return to her previous job was unreasonable and a fai......
  • Fredrickson v. Newtech Dental Laboratory Inc., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 335 (SC)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 28, 2014
    ...return to work unreasonable, despite Mr. Davies' statement to the contrary" (at para. 43). [44] In Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc. , 2009 BCSC 1316 [ Besse ], the court also found that a former employee's failure to accept an offer to return to her previous job was unreasonable and a fa......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Pension Law. Third Edition
    • August 5, 2021
    ...345 Bentall Corp v Canada Trust Co, 1996 CanLII 8640 (BC SC) .......................... 374 Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc, 2009 BCSC 1316 ..............................................216–17 Best v Best, [1999] 2 SCR 868, 174 DLR (4th) 235, [1999] SCJ No 40 ...........................................
  • Minimum Standards
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Pension Law. Third Edition
    • August 5, 2021
    ...2000 expressly confers a right for employees to maintain service during a non-statutory leave of absence. Where an v Dr AS Machner Inc , 2009 BCSC 1316 at para 59 and Collins v Jim Pattison Industries Ltd (1995), 11 CCEL (2d) 74 (BCSC). 108 ESA 2000 , s 56(2)(b)(ii). 109 In Ontario, the per......

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