It Has Cost $215,000 in Legal Costs to Sue IBM for Wrongful Termination
IBM typically settles out of court and demands secrecy (to avoid anyone else benefiting from the very expensive outcome)
Class action? No. IBM plays divide-and-rule. (Or conquer, with illegal NDAs leveraged in secret)
This way it's more expensive for staff (not just for IBM) and many won't bother.
According to last week's report about Adelman, a "recent Ontario wrongful dismissal decision involving IBM Canada demonstrates how litigation strategy, equity compensation disputes, and contractual interpretation can significantly increase employer exposure during termination litigation. The case, Adelman v. IBM Canada Limited, serves as an important reminder that wrongful dismissal claims can quickly evolve beyond severance disputes and into complex, high-cost litigation cases."
There was an award for nearly a million dollars, but there's a high risk attached to it. It costs a lot to pursue with no guarantee/s of a positive outcome (and Canada's law is relatively worker-friendly like in France).
The costs? "In addition to the damages award, the court ordered IBM to pay approximately $215,000 in legal costs."
That's a lot to pay for a case with no certainty and low predictability, but now that it's in the public 'domain' (so to speak) maybe colleagues can use it.
IBM should be made to pay for its PIPocalypse (secret layoffs, IBM screwing workers out of their severance money after many years if not decades of service). Below is a poem someone published about the CEO less than an hour ago. █
