Employees can claim several types of damages, including:
- Termination pay: This is to compensate them for the income they lost because they weren’t given proper notice of termination.
- Bad faith/moral damages: These are awarded if you acted unfairly or hurtfully during the dismissal, causing the employee mental distress.
- Punitive damages: These are rare and meant to punish you for very bad conduct during the dismissal.
- Human rights damages: If the employee was dismissed for discriminatory reasons, they can claim these damages.
