Why Is Specific Performance or Reinstatement Rarely an Option Provided

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why is specific performance or reinstatement rarely an option provided by the courts to an employee claiming wrongful termination from a position in the non unionized sector?

• A) Employment standards tribunals award these remedies.
• B) Courts are reluctant to interfere with business decisions.
• C) Litigation is a slow process,and the employee has a duty to mitigate losses.
• D) Common law views the employment relationship as irreparably damaged.

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