Reputations are fragile things. They take forever to build, but very little
time to destroy. In the recent case of Tipple v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 FCA 158, reasons for decision released May 29, 2012, the Federal Court of Appeal was
asked to answer the question of whether an employer has a free-standing duty to
protect an employee’s reputation at the time of termination.
The answer was a “no, but...”
