A very public social media campaign against the Calgary Police Service (CPS) has resulted in a lawsuit against the HR director waging the attack; the CPS says she breached the conditions of her resignation agreement — including confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses; she says the agreement was “forced upon her”.
Does she have a leg to stand on? Not likely, according to employment lawyer Gary T. Clarke, partner at Stikeman Elliot in Calgary.
“That’ll be ultimately for the court to decide, but if she is in breach of the provisions in her agreement by going to social media, then I think in the absence of legislation like the Prince Edward Island [Non-disclosure Agreements Act], I think it will be difficult for her to defend herself.”
