LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Absenteeism, Quantum Meruit, Constructive Dismissal

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Peter Wilson

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Implied contract terms- a default contract term invested by common law judges and read into an employment contract when the written terms of the contract (if any) do not address the specific issue addressed by the implied term. Methods of implying contract terms: courts have 2 methods for implying contract terms: Implied terms that regulate the conduct of employees. I(cid:373)plied o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374) to (cid:272)ooperate i(cid:374) ad(cid:448)a(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g the e(cid:373)ployer"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)er(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)terests. If an employer engages in behavior outside of the workplace that harms the e(cid:373)ploye(cid:396)"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)te(cid:396)ests, the(cid:374) the e(cid:373)ployee is i(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:396)ea(cid:272)h of the i(cid:373)plied term. Implied obligation to provide reasonable notice of resignation: the purpose of requiring employees to provide notice of resignation is to allow the employer time to find and train a replacement. Therefore, the length of notice required to resign varies according to the type of job involved, the practice in an industry, and the difficulty the employer will have replacing the employee.