Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd., (1982) 14 Sask.R. 206 (QB)
| Judge | Noble, J. |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada) |
| Case Date | January 22, 1982 |
| Jurisdiction | Saskatchewan |
| Citations | (1982), 14 Sask.R. 206 (QB);1982 CanLII 2538 (SK QB);1982 CanLII 2538 (FCA);16 BLR 74;14 Sask R 206;2 CCEL 147 |
Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers (1982), 14 Sask.R. 206 (QB)
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Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd.
(No. 20)
Indexed As: Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd.
Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial Centre of Saskatoon
Noble, J.
January 22, 1982.
Summary:
An employee brought an action for wrongful dismissal.
The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the action.
Master and Servant - Topic 7555
Dismissal of employees - Grounds - Incompetency - The plaintiff personnel officer was still in a six month's probationary period when he was dismissed with two weeks pay in lieu of notice - The reasons for dismissal included failure to improve employee morale, aggressive and arrogant attitude towards employees and refusal to listen to complaints or consult with other supervisors - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench held that the plaintiff was not wrongfully dismissed, because the employer proved he was unsuitable as a personnel officer.
Master and Servant - Topic 8800
Practice - Evidence - Burden of proof of cause for dismissal - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench discussed the burden on an employer to justify dismissal of a probationary employee - See paragraphs 9 to 14.
Cases Noticed:
Re United Electrical Worker & Square D. Co. Ltd. (1955), L.A.C. 289, refd to. [para. 9].
Jacmain v. Attorney General of Canada (1978), 18 N.R. 361; 8 D.L.R.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 10].
Mitchell v. The Queen (1979), 23 O.R.(2d) 65, folld. [para. 10].
Re Pioneer Electric (Manitoba) Ltd. v. U.S.W., Local 4297, [1970-71] C.L.L.C. 14,071, refd to. [para. 9].
Re Nicholson v. Haldiman - Norfolk Regional Board of Commissioners of Police and Attorney General of Ontario (1979), 23 N.R. 410; 88 D.L.R. (3d) 671, consd. [para. 10].
Markey v. Port Weller Dry Dock Ltd. (1974), 4 O.R.(2d) 12, refd to. [para. 11].
Kirby v. Motor Coach Industries Limited (1980), 6 Man.R.(2d) 395, consd. [para. 12].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Harris, Wrongful Dismissal, pp. 61 and 62 [para. 11].
Counsel:
Randal C. Toucet, for the plaintiff;
Thomas Molloy, for the defendant.
This case was heard by NOBLE, J., of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial Centre of Saskatoon, who on January 22, 1982, delivered the following judgment:
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...114 , 161 Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask. R. 206, 16 B.L.R. 74, 2 C.C.E.L. 147 (Q.B.) .............................................................. 340 Robarts v. Canadian National Railway (1980), 2 C.C.E.L. 168, [1980] O.J. No. 1614 (H.C.J.) ...........................
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Termination of Employment
...law purposes, an employer may justify summary dismissal by reliance upon employee 283 Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask. R. 206 at 212 (Q.B.). See also Higginson , above note 263 at 4. 284 Examples: Alexander v. Padinox Inc. , [2000] C.L.L.C. ¶210-018 (P.E.I.C.A.); Lo......
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Klassen v. Winkler (Town), (2000) 144 Man.R.(2d) 85 (QB)
...rule has given way to a more supple approach. To the point, Noble, J., in Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 16 B.L.R. 74; 2 C.C.E.L. 147; 14 Sask.R. 206 (Q.B.), put it this way [p. 150 C.C.E.L.]: '... the law governing the subject appears to have entered a discernible state o......
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Geluch v. Rosedale Golf Association Ltd., [2004] O.T.C. 543 (SC)
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Klassen v. Winkler (Town), (2000) 144 Man.R.(2d) 85 (QB)
...rule has given way to a more supple approach. To the point, Noble, J., in Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 16 B.L.R. 74; 2 C.C.E.L. 147; 14 Sask.R. 206 (Q.B.), put it this way [p. 150 C.C.E.L.]: '... the law governing the subject appears to have entered a discernible state o......
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Geluch v. Rosedale Golf Association Ltd., [2004] O.T.C. 543 (SC)
...Workers and Square D Co., Re (1955), 6 L.A.C. 289 (O.L.R.B.), refd to. [para. 94]. Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask.R. 206; 2 C.C.E.L. 147 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 94]. Webb v. Eaton Yale Ltd., [2003] O.T.C. 1081 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 95]. Leach v. Canadian Bloo......
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Isaac v. University of New, 130 N.B.R.(2d) 382 (UNB Visitor)
...Kirby Ravensworth Hospital; ex parte (1808), 15 Ves. 305; 33 E.R. 770, consd. [para. 62]. Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask.R. 206; 16 B.L.R. 74 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. Nicholson v. Haldimand-Norfolk Board of Commissioners of Police, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 311; 23 N.R. 410; ......
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Caissie v. Family and Children's Services of Yarmouth County, (1999) 175 N.S.R.(2d) 317 (SC)
...the employer decided that the employee was unsuitable, on the criteria indicated above. ( Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 2 C.C.E.L. 147 (Sask. Q.B.).)" [13] What constitutes reasonable notice for a probationary employee may well be insufficient for a regular employee.......
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Table of Cases
...114 , 161 Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask. R. 206, 16 B.L.R. 74, 2 C.C.E.L. 147 (Q.B.) .............................................................. 340 Robarts v. Canadian National Railway (1980), 2 C.C.E.L. 168, [1980] O.J. No. 1614 (H.C.J.) ...........................
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Termination of Employment
...law purposes, an employer may justify summary dismissal by reliance upon employee 283 Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask. R. 206 at 212 (Q.B.). See also Higginson , above note 263 at 4. 284 Examples: Alexander v. Padinox Inc. , [2000] C.L.L.C. ¶210-018 (P.E.I.C.A.); Lo......
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Termination of Employment
...or a member of his or her "immediate family" who is "dependent" on the employee. 229 Ritchie v. Intercontinental Packers Ltd. (1982), 14 Sask. R. 206 at 212 (Q.B.). See also Higginson v. Rocky Credit Union Ltd. (1995), 10 C.C.E.L. (2d) 1 at 4 (Alta. C.A.). 230 E.g., Longshaw v. Monarch Beau......