Alberta Court Finds in Favour of WestJet Employee Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

WestJet planes at the Calgary International Airport on May 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

An Alberta court has ruled against WestJet over its termination of an employee for failing to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Justice A.P. Argento of Alberta’s Court of Justice said the airline’s dismissal of Duong Yee was “not a proportional response.”