A municipality in the northwestern part of the Parkland is being sued by a former employee, who is alleging that he was forced to leave his job after "humiliating, high-handed" treatment by the current reeve.
According to a report by the CBC, a statement of claim was filed by Janes Webb in Manitoba Court of King's Bench on September 26th, accusing the municipality of wrongful dismissal and alleges that he was bullied and harassed by Reeve Bill Gade.
Webb was hired in 2020 as Financial officer for the municipality, eventually being named acting CAO later that year and taking the position permanently in 2021.
In the statement of claim, Webb claims he was subjected to "ridicule, bullying and harassment both inside and outside the workplace" by Gade, adding that the "embarrassing treatment" that he experienced breached a term of his contract that entitled him to fair treatment, making his continued employment impossible.
The suit that Webb was constructively dismissed from his job in October 2022.
The claims have yet to be proven in court.
