Besse v. Machner (Dr. A.S.) Inc.,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeSlade, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Citation2009 BCSC 1316,[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1316 (SC),[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1316
Date25 September 2009

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14 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Pension Law. Second Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...338 Bentall Corp v Canada Trust Co, 1996 CanLII 8640 (BCSC) ........................... 367 Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc, 2009 BCSC 1316 ................................................... 210 Best v Best, [1999] 2 SCR 868, 174 DLR (4th) 235, [1999] SCJ No 40 ........ 6 0, 276 BF Goodrich Tire......
  • 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......
  • Minimum Standards
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Pension Law. Second Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...a specific agreement to the contrary, a temporary layoff constitutes an immediate termination of employment: Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc , 2009 BCSC 1316 at para 59 and Collins v Jim Pattison Industries Ltd (1995), 11 CCEL (2d) 74 (BCSC). Minimum Standards 211 year period if the employer agre......
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10 cases
  • Blomme v. Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 24, 2023
    ...considerations in the context of temporary layoffs. [99]       In Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316, the court determined that placing the plaintiff on a temporary layoff amounted to constructive dismissal but that the plaintiff’s rejec......
  • 2023 BCSC 1032
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...suffered any damages at law as a result of her termination and I accordingly dismiss her action. 83 In Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316, the court held that a plaintiff's refusal to consider alternate employment in Chilliwack when she resided in Hope was unreasonable. The......
  • 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......
  • 2023 BCSC 652
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...here are the cases that have applied the Evans considerations in the context of temporary layoffs. 99 In Besse v. Dr. A.S. Machner Inc., 2009 BCSC 1316, the court determined that placing the plaintiff on a temporary layoff amounted to constructive dismissal but that the plaintiff's rej......
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4 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Pension Law. Second Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...338 Bentall Corp v Canada Trust Co, 1996 CanLII 8640 (BCSC) ........................... 367 Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc, 2009 BCSC 1316 ................................................... 210 Best v Best, [1999] 2 SCR 868, 174 DLR (4th) 235, [1999] SCJ No 40 ........ 6 0, 276 BF Goodrich Tire......
  • 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......
  • Minimum Standards
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Pension Law. Second Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...a specific agreement to the contrary, a temporary layoff constitutes an immediate termination of employment: Besse v Dr AS Machner Inc , 2009 BCSC 1316 at para 59 and Collins v Jim Pattison Industries Ltd (1995), 11 CCEL (2d) 74 (BCSC). Minimum Standards 211 year period if the employer agre......