You Quit: Employee’s Claim Of Constructive Dismissal Fails

On August 2, 2012, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued its judgment in the case of Danielisz v. Hercules Forwarding Inc. (2012 BCSC 1155). In Danielisz, the plaintiff was a customs broker with the defendant employer. At the time of her alleged constructive dismissal, the plaintiff was a Director of the employer (as the employer apparently required a licensed customs broker on its Board of Directors) and was manager of the customs department.

The employer's office staff had a history of dissension and interpersonal difficulties. The Plaintiff claimed that she tried to overcome these difficulties, but that the other staff, including her subordinates, had ganged-up on her. She also claimed that her employer had undermined her authority by favouring lighter discipline for a staff member than the Plaintiff had originally imposed.