Accountant fired by WestJet for vaccine refusal awarded $65K in backpay

Accountant fired by WestJet for vaccine refusal awarded $65K in backpay

Source: FacebookAn accountant fired by WestJet for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine has been awarded nearly $66,000 in damages by a Calgary judge.Justice Aldo Argento ordered the airline to pay Duong Yee $65,587.72—equivalent to 11 months' salary—for her termination on December 1, 2021, after she declined to be vaccinated.Yee, an 11-year employee at the time, had applied for a religious exemption, but WestJet denied her request.However, Arge…