Dismissed Employees' Obligation to Mitigate in Canada

Mitigation is one of the most important obligations imposed by law on dismissed employees. Failure to mitigate could have significant negative impact on the award of damages. Many dismissed employees are unclear about this duty and end up compromising their valid case unnecessarily. This lecture helps dismissed employees understand this obligation in simple terms.

This lecture is taught by Amer Mushtaq, LL.B., M. Engineering, B.Sc. (Hons.), who is the Principal and Founder of the law firm, Formative LLP. Through this YouTube channel, Amer shares practical advice from his years of legal experience to help anyone access justice and achieve their goals. Subscribe today to learn more.

Amer also offers in-depth courses (by paid subscription) on various legal topics through http://www.youcounsel.ca/.
 
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 Lecture Outline:
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00:04 Introduction to “Mitigation” and Disclaimer
00:35 Meaning of Mitigation in a Broad Sense
01:58 What Does the Law ask you to do regarding Mitigation?
03:14 Mitigation and Minimizing Your Damages.
04:22 Obligation or No Obligation to Mitigate
05:49 “Comparable” Job
07:25 Proving Efforts to Mitigate: Excel sheet
10:07 Example of Actual Mitigation
11:35 Conclusion: Importance of Mitigation
 
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Show notes, links, further readings, attachments:
http://www.formativelaw.ca/2020/06/dismissed-employees-obligation-to-mitigate-in-canada/
 
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http://www.formativelaw.ca/2020/06/dismissed-employees-obligation-to-mitigate-in-canada/
 
For the machine generated transcription to this video, visit:
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