Nearly 50 former employees suing Bell over ‘swipe-and-go’ terminations

Nearly 50 former Bell employees are suing parent company BCE Inc., alleging they were wrongfully fired as part of a broader cost-cutting effort after being accused of lying about their workplace attendance to meet return-to-office requirements.

Bell says the workers were fired for deliberately violating the company’s code of conduct, while the employees argue the company retroactively punished workplace practices it had previously tolerated.

“What we are seeing here are massive rounds of economically motivated terminations,” said Toronto employment lawyer Jean-Alexandre De Bousquet, who represents the workers. “It’s like Bell can’t fire people fast enough.”

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