The contract of employment is, by its very terms, subject to cancellation on notice or subject to payment of damages in
lieu of notice without regard to the ordinary psychological impact of that decision.
Not exact matches
Yet your employer may give you pay in
lieu of notice, or simply pay you for the period
without you attending.
2 (2) In the event we wish to terminate your employment
without just cause, we agree that we will give you
notice of the termination
of your employment, or at our absolute discretion, we will pay you, in
lieu of such
notice, a severance payment equal to the wages only that you would have received during the applicable
notice period.
Two
of the provisions confirmed that Holm was not entitled to any additional compensation, damages, pay in
lieu of notice or further
notice of termination upon termination
without cause, other than what was provided by s. 2 (2).
An employee is wrongfully dismissed if they've been fired
without reason or just cause and have not been given reasonable
notice of termination or pay in
lieu, commonly described as a severance package.
The recent Alberta Court
of Appeal decision Styles v Alberta Investment Management Corporation has highlighted the inherent right
of an employer to terminate employment
without cause on reasonable
notice or payment in
lieu thereof.
Alternatively, if just cause is too difficult to prove, the employer may simply terminate
without cause and provide sufficient
notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
At trial, the plaintiff sought pay in
lieu of common law «reasonable
notice» and argued that his written contract was unenforceable for two reasons: the contract allowed for termination
without notice in case
of «continuing incapacity considered permanent» (based on legislation that was later amended) and allowed for termination on only 15 days»
notice even though his service at the time entitled him to much more than 15 days»
notice under the ESA.
A summary dismissal is when an employer dismisses an employee
without notice or
without payment in
lieu of notice usually for an act
of gross misconduct.
An employer with proper proof the sexual harassment allegations against an employee may be able to dismiss that employee with just cause, and
without notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
Generally speaking, employees in Ontario are entitled to receive reasonable
notice of their
without cause dismissal, or pay in
lieu of that
notice.
The contract provided that if he were terminated
without cause, he was entitled to six months
of notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
An employee who is terminated
without cause is not required to mitigate his or her loss when his or her employment contract specifies a fixed term
of notice or pay in
lieu and the employment contract is silent with respect to mitigation.
Ms. Langford was informed that she had not successfully completed her probationary period, and was dismissed
without further
notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
Her employment was governed by a written contract, which stated that she would be required to complete a six month probationary period, and that, at any time, she could be dismissed for cause
without notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
Unlike provincial employers who have the ability to dismiss employees
without cause provided they provide adequate
notice or pay in
lieu of notice, federal employers lack the same flexibility as a result
of the interpretation
of section 240, Part III
of the Canada Labour Code (the «Code»), which allows a non-unionized, federally - regulated employee with more than 12 months
of service to file a complaint that his or her dismissal is unjust.
AIMCo's action made it impossible for the Plaintiff Styles to meet the LTIP eligibility condition that «participants [in the LTIP] must be actively employed by AIMCo,
without regard to whether the Participant is receiving, or will receive, any compensatory payments or salary in
lieu of notice or termination on the date
of payout, in order to be eligible to receive any payment.»
While the unjust dismissal provisions
of the CLC displace the employer's common law right to dismiss employees
without cause and
without reasons, federally - regulated employers should be aware that non-unionized employees who are nonetheless dismissed
without cause can opt to pursue the common law remedy
of reasonable
notice of termination or pay in
lieu via a civil action in court.
Not only did DMR fail to put any
of its reasons for termination to Mr. Budge during his termination meeting, but it also paid him a week
of pay in
lieu of notice, which suggested that the termination was done on a
without cause basis.
Under section 54
of the Employment Standards Act 2000 («ESA») an employee who has been employed for less than three (3) months can be terminated
without statutory
notice or pay in
lieu of notice.
As many employers know, if one's employment is terminated
without cause and the employee is provided pay in
lieu of reasonable
notice, the employee is nonetheless entitled to his or her entire compensation package during the reasonable
notice period.
The adjudicator's decision was overturned on appeal by the Federal Court, which held that an employer can dismiss an employee
without cause so long as it gives
notice or pay in
lieu of notice in accordance with the Code.
... [A] ny termination
of a participant's employment for any reason shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro or any Affiliate
without regard to whether Participant continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments there from or is paid salary thereby in
lieu of notice of termination [emphasis added]
Prior to Wilson, there were two diverging sets
of authority as to whether a federally - regulated employer could dismiss a non-unionized employee
without cause, with
notice or compensation in
lieu of notice.
without regard to whether Participant continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments there from or is paid salary thereby in
lieu of notice of termination
[A] ny termination
of a participant's employment for any reason shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro or any Affiliate
without regard to whether Participant continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments there from or is paid salary thereby in
lieu of notice of termination
(b)[Sifton] may terminate your employment
without cause at any time by providing you with
notice or payment in
lieu of notice, and / or severance pay, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act
of Ontario.
We have written here about your entitlements to a
notice period or payment in
lieu of a
notice period when terminated
without cause.
An employee who has been terminated
without cause is presumed to be entitled to reasonable
notice of dismissal or pay in
lieu of notice of dismissal (a.k.a. a severance package).
This payment is in
lieu of your employer giving you reasonable
notice in cases
of firing
without just cause.
In Wilson v. Atomic Energy
of Canada Limited, the FCA decided that employers are permitted to dismiss employees
without cause, provided that
notice or pay in
lieu of notice is provided.
[The Company] is entitled to terminate your employment at any time
without cause by providing you with 2 weeks»
notice of termination or pay in
lieu thereof for each completed or partial year
of employment with the Company.
If the Company terminates your employment
without cause, the Company shall not be obliged to make any payments to you other than those provided for in this paragraph... The payments and
notice provided for in this paragraph are inclusive
of your entitlements to
notice, pay in
lieu of notice and severance pay pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 («ESA»).
The employment agreement also provided that on termination
without cause, the plaintiff would be entitled to the greater
of notice or pay in
lieu and severance pay under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) or four weeks» pay per year
of service with Olympus or Carsen, to a maximum
of 10 months.
The Agreement included a provision allowing for the employer to terminate Mr. Holland's employment
without cause or
notice, provided it paid him in
lieu of notice in accordance with the Employment Standards Act («ESA»).
The termination clause referenced salary in
lieu of notice,
without any mention
of benefits being paid, should
notice not be provided.
With respect to entitlement on termination
of employment, the employment contract provided as follows for a
without - cause termination: Regular employees may be terminated at any time
without cause upon being given the minimum period
of notice prescribed by applicable legislation, or by being paid salary in
lieu of such
notice of as may otherwise be required by applicable legislation.
From the respondent's written and oral submissions at trial, it is apparent that the respondent [employer] accepted that it had the onus to demonstrate, on a balance
of probabilities, that it had just cause to terminate the appellant's employment
without notice or compensation in
lieu of notice.
If you discharge an employee who has access to critical company data, let them go
without warning (you may have to give them a payment in
lieu of notice), and don't allow them any access to a computer after termination.
The employment agreement contained a sliding scale as to how much
notice or pay in
lieu of notice Peter was entitled to in the event that his employment was terminated
without cause.
However, would they have to dismiss them on a
without cause basis, and therefore provide pay in
lieu of notice?
It is activated when the cause
of action is discovered — that is, the date that the terminated employee knew or ought to have known that he was discharged
without cause and
without notice or pay in
lieu of notice and that a proceeding would be an appropriate way to get redress.