An ethics code typically tries to bridge the gap: they tell employees what's ethically required, but they also typically threaten a penalty, most
often termination of employment.
Not exact matches
Termination with cause is a harsher measure,
often referred to as the «capital punishment
of employment law» and means employees aren't entitled to any notice or payment in lieu
of notice.
For example, if an
employment contract provides for less than the statutory minimum entitlements that result from terminating
employment, then the employer will become liable for payment in lieu
of reasonable
termination notice at common law —
often far exceeding the statutory minimums.
She acts
often on behalf
of senior executives respecting their compensation,
employment contracts or
termination from
employment, and on behalf
of both employers and employees in respect
of sensitive workplace investigations.
legal problems they don't know that they have, e.g., one unserviced legal problem
often leads to several more — e.g.,
termination of employment without cause or compensation, means debt, loss
of property, family break - up, depression, substance abuse, and sometimes suicide, etc.; and, (3) enlist the help
of the social media, news media, pressure groups, and those political parties in opposition to governments; (4) everyone should complain loudly to all
of the above about law societies» failure to try to solve the unaffordable legal services problem — their failure to attack it is the cause.
Because Keesal, Young & Logan finds that a little «preventive medicine»
often averts and / or mitigates potentially troublesome matters resulting in litigation, the firm's attorneys frequently advise clients on a wide variety
of employment issues, including hiring and selection procedures, discipline and
termination, harassment and discrimination investigations, wage and hour matters, drug testing, polygraph testing, COBRA, occupational safety and health matters, unfair competition, employee indemnification, and many other issues.
In the face
of these advantages, why are employers so
often reluctant to include pre-nup-style
termination clauses in their
employment agreements?
All too
often, employees sign these
employment contracts without understanding the significance or meaning
of the
termination clause.
Often, an employer may seek to limit its liability on
termination of employment by requiring the employee to sign a contract which purports to limit the sum which is payable on
termination of employment without just cause.
If you have a written
employment agreement it is possible that it contains language (
often under the sub-heading
of termination of employment) which sets out the full extent
of your entitlements in the event that you are fired.
One
of the common issues that
employment lawyers
often come across is wrongful
termination.
These types
of seasonal arrangements
often lead employees to wonder when, if ever, a fixed - term contract converts into indefinite
employment and what that means (usually an entitlement to reasonable notice
of termination).
Often, depending on the length
of tenure and your
employment contract, employers will include some type
of career transition service — also called outplacement — in your
termination package.