Hidden Harsh Termination Clause Voids Contract – Slaw
In Battiston v Microsoft Canada Inc (“Microsoft”), an employee was wrongfully dismissed because his employer had failed to bring a harsh termination clause to his attention. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision in Microsoft resulted from a combination of the fact that the clause was relatively harsh as well as the fact that the employer had buried the clause deep within his employment contract and failed to sufficiently notify the employee of its contents. The employer, in this case, was Microsoft Canada Inc, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp, a global computer software and ha...
Source: slaw.ca