A Bad Job Reference Is Not Defamation, says Ontario Superior Court
An economist, who acted like an ‘intellectual snob’ and called his coworkers at a private forecasting company ‘stupid’, has failed in his efforts to sue the Ontario company for defamation, after he was given a negative reference when he applied for a new job.
Employment Lawyer Gurlal Kler, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses with Global News Radio 640 Toronto’s Tasha Kheiriddin about why a bad job reference is not considered to be defamation.
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Gurlal S. Kler
Gurlal S. Kler is a Partner with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's Labour and Employment Law Group and Commercial and Insurance Litigation Group in B.C. and Ontario. His practice also focuses on residential and commercial tenancy matters.
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