Mr. Teljeur was employed as a General Manager for Pinestone
Resort (“Pinestone”) in Haliburton, Ontario for a
period of just over three years. On December 6, 202, Pinestone
terminated Mr. Teljeur's employment on a without cause basis,
advising that they elected to retain an outside management company
to manage the resort moving forward. At the time of his
termination, Mr. Teljeur, unbeknownst to Pinestone, recorded the
termination meeting.
At trial, Mr. Teljeur was awarded 10 months' notice, plus
benefits, and reimbursement of expenses he had incurred on behalf
of Pinestone. In addition to this, the Court awarded Mr. Teljeur
$15,000 as moral damages, based on the secret recording of the
termination meeting that Mr. Teljeur had produced. The recording
unveiled conduct of Pinestone that was “untruthful,
misleading or unduly insensitive”, causing a breach by
Pinestone of their duty of faith and fair dealing in the manner of
dismissal. This conduct included: failing to
