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ARTICLE · 20 NOVEMBER 2012

The Perils Of A Poor Investigation

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On May 31, 2010, the Liquor Distribution Branch ("LDB") terminated Ms. Vernon from her employment, for just cause.

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Gabrielle Scorer
Gabrielle Scorer
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“The investigation was flawed from beginning to end. It was neither objective nor fair.”

Mr. Justice Goepel, Vernon v. B.C. (Ministry of Housing and Social Development, Liquor Distribution Branch), 2012 BCSC 133

On May 31, 2010, the Liquor Distribution Branch (“LDB”) terminated Ms. Vernon from her employment, for just cause. The LDB said Ms. Vernon, a Senior Store Manager with 30 years’ service, engaged in “gross workplace misconduct including bullying, harassing and intimidating subordinates.”

An employee reporting to Ms. Vernon had made a written complaint about her alleging several specific acts of misconduct. The LDB launched an investigation into her conduct and terminated her employment based on that investigation.

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