IRE430H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fundamental Breach, The Employer, W. M. Keck Observatory

• School: UTSG
• Department: Industrial Relations and Human Resources
• Course: IRE430H1
• Professor: Bob Thompson

Document Summary

Ire430 lecture 5: ending the contract, by agreement, and notice and with cause. Chapter 11: termination by agreement of the parties. Employers can insert in contract a clause that talks about what"s acceptable and what isn"t through specific penalty clauses. Employee vulnerability and the rules governing termination of employee contracts. Judges consider employee vulnerability in interpreting employment contracts. Work is essential to one"s identity, self-worth, and emotional well- being. Fundamental in financial support and role in society. Termination is the most vulnerable time of employment. Termination of the employment contract by agreement of the parties. Termination by fixed-term or fixed-task cause fixed-task contracts. Usual right to notice of termination is forfeited in fixed-term and. Courts demand clear evidence that both parties intended this result. Courts look at the reality of the situation and each parties" evidence if a contract is ambiguous.