Employment

12 May 2022
Mitchell Rose - The Issue

THE ISSUE: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUST CAUSE UNDER THE COMMON LAW AND WILFUL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT (ONTARIO)?

May 12, 2022
Author: eggsdev
In an earlier blog about the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts, I noted that a termination for cause (aka “just cause”) is a Canadian common law (judge-made law) concept whereby an employee may be denied notice or pay in lieu of notice that a judge would grant to an employee who was terminated