Termination for Cause: Impact and Legal Considerations
Why is for cause termination considered the “capital punishment” of employment law? Employment relationships generally come to an end in one of a few ways – with one of the …
Unjust Dismissal & Adjudication Under the CLC
Just cause may be established by a progressive discipline (verbal warning, written warning and then termination, for example), or for a single incident of misconduct. For a single act, the …
Employee fired after calling in sick to play in softball tournament
A former Telus employee’s termination for lying about being sick and instead taking the day off to play in a softball tournament was recently upheld by the Alberta Court of …