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Former Adjala-Tosorontio employee suing township, members of council

June 7, 2024   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

A former Adjala-Tosorontio employee is suing The Town of Adjala-Tosorontio along with several current and former staff, including Mayor Scott Anderson.

Nadeem Munawar Dean was employed by the township as director of finance and treasurer from October 2019 to April 2022. His employment was terminated in April 2022.

In a statement of claim, Dean says that alleged incidents in regard to the defendants led to him going on sick leave and resulted in his termination from his employment, citing they “engaged in outrageous or flagrant conduct calculated to cause harm.”

The lawsuit names Mayor Scott Anderson, Chris Robinson, Deborah Hall-Chancey, Annette Bays, Jonathan Pita, and Rhonda Bunn, who is currently CAO with the Town of Midland.

Anderson, Hall-Chancey, Bays, and Pita, were all councillors for Adjala-Tosorontio at the time of the alleged incident, and were “directly involved in the decision to terminate the plaintiff’s employment,” the complainant says. Bunn, in particular, has been at the centre of the lawsuit allegations.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Dean, who resides in Alliston, is seeking $102,000 for wrongful dismissal, $60,000 in “moral damages,” $50,000 for intentional mental suffering, and $70,000 for “damages for injury to the plaintiff’s dignity, feelings and self-respect.” He is also seeking compensation for aggravated damages and punitive damages.

Dean claims that during his employment with the Town, he had never been justifiably reprimanded or disciplined for any type of misconduct or engaged in any wrongdoing.

He claims the township engaged in conduct calculated to cause harm which resulted in him becoming ill, and that he was already suffering from work-related health problems which became worse when he was terminated.

The lawsuit claims Dean suffered work-related stress to the point that he was diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and an anxiety disorder that caused him considerable difficulty in his personal life.

The claim states the defendants’ actions during the time Dean was employed were unfair and in bad faith.

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