LAW 529 Study Guide - Final Guide: Barista, Cognos
7 Nov 2017
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Sept 14, 2017 ii) iii) iv) i) ii) iii) iv) Therefore 4 elements: untrue statement, knowingly, reliance, loss ( need to have lost something, whole point of tort is to go back to original state before tort was committed) If employee was induced, can rescind the contract (void) and recover damages this rarely occurs in practice. Tort of negligent misrepresentation is concerned with an employer misleading a prospective employee. It does not require a deliberate intention to misinform. Employer has an obligation to ensure that material statements made during the recruitment process are accurate ( queen v. cognos ) - read about this case in text. This concerns misrepresentation by a prospective employee during the job recruitment process. For example - if you have job requirements posted and the ee lied about a requirement which was needed then you can easily fire ee since it went against the job description.
