The phrase
"to terminate the employee" means to end or stop the person's job or employment.
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Our firm regularly finds ways to get much better deals for
terminated employees in circumstances that allow for it.
Additional protection for misuse
by terminated employees and for most purchases against loss, damage, theft, or fire.
Under the public policy exception, employers can
not terminate employees for reasons that appear to violate a key portion of public policy.
In my policy, can I state that I will
terminate an employee after the first positive drug test result yet after the second positive alcohol test result?
Allowing the employer to
terminate an employee during the notice / entitlement period of maternity / parental leave only for situations where the business is closed or suspended.
This means that employers have the right to fire or
terminate an employee at anytime without providing a reason, as long as it is not illegal.
That principle has important economic benefits, effectively
requiring terminated employees to seek out and take comparable productive employment elsewhere rather than sitting back and collecting severance.
As an employer, what legal rights do you have to
terminate an employee based on off - duty behaviour that you have seen publicized on social media?
However, with the right approach, you can reduce these negative behaviors and
terminate employees whose behavior might be toxic to the environment you've worked hard to create.
Most importantly, the employer can place a requirement such that the employee must not
voluntarily terminate employee X years after their last completed course / program.
The first thing you need to figure out, as a
newly terminated employee, is how your former employer will characterize your separation from the company.
In addition to relieving the day - to - day work burden of
assisting terminated employees, businesses enhance their reputation both within their local community and with their remaining employees.
As this post has often mentioned and as the law has made plain, employers can
terminate employees who take or are on maternity or parental leave.
It should also be made clear that the retailer reserves the right to
terminate employees for reasons not stated in the handbook, or for no reason at all.
If we find evidence of any employee or contractor violating our policies — directly or indirectly — I will not hesitate to
terminate the employee immediately and take appropriate legal action.
Let me take a moment to use that experience to provide an insight into the mistakes that employers commonly make
when terminating an employee's employment.
Deducting the benefits would provide the
wrongfully terminated employee with exactly what he would have received had the employment contract been performed: an amount equal to his salary during the reasonable notice period and thereafter defined benefits for the rest of his life.
This exception, known as the breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, prohibits an employer
from terminating an employee who is paid on a commission basis for the purposes of preventing that employee from earning his or her commission that is about to become due.
A recent decision of the BC Supreme Court provides valuable insight into the manner in which aggravated damages will be awarded to employees, and reinforces the significance of conducting thorough investigations
before terminating an employee for cause.
Furthermore, in certain cases, such as alcohol or substance abuse, an employer may be expected to accommodate the employee since such substance abuse may be a disability that prohibits the employer from
terminating the employee under the Human Rights Code or Canadian Human Rights Act.
It also potentially reduces the cost to employers
of terminating employees under fixed term contracts before the end of the term.
It is possibly the biggest controversy in workplace law: Do employers get away with
terminating employees on pregnancy or parental leave illegally because of a «loophole» in legislation, or do the additional legal provisions extended to new parents go beyond what is necessary to ensure they are protected?
When employers
terminate an employee as punishment for wrongdoing, it's important that they proceed in a way that pays attention to fundamental principles of justice.
Jackson Lewis» free legal hotline can provide such legal advice as the steps to take when
considering terminating an employee, as well as how employment laws apply to your workplace.
The EEOC has gone as far as suing employers they feel have improperly
terminated employees due to a previous criminal record.
Won an NLRB trial before an administrative law judge and a resulting NLRB appeal where the union alleged that our energy industry client had
improperly terminated its employee pension plan after acquiring the assets of a Massachusetts utility (341 NLRB No. 142)
It essentially requires that employers
only terminate employees for just cause, even if the Employee Handbooks or Employment Contracts say nothing about that requirement.
While terminating an employee is never pleasant, implementing a severance agreement can provide peace of mind that your business won't face a costly lawsuit.