March 23, 2021
G Mitigation & Human Rights
Common Law Rule & Human Rights As a general rule, it would appear that the complainant remains under an obligation to take reasonable steps to seek out comparable employment, as is the case in common law wrongful dismissal actions. There are some inroads suggested to this principle, as discussed below, which reflect the considerable discretion given to the tribunal and that the human rights process is not required to march lock step with common law principles.1The Ontario Court of Appeal in Piazza v Airport Taxi(1989) 69 OR (2d)...