What are the consequences for terminating an employee’s employment (for just cause no less) rather than investigating a legitimate complaint of harassment? In the case of Horner v. 897469 Ontario Inc., 2018 ONSC 121, which proceeded before the Honourable Mr. Justice W.D. Newton by way of an undefended trial, the answer was $20,000 in aggravated damages, plus $10,000 in punitive damages over and above the wrongful dismissal award.
