General Business MGS350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Wrongful Dismissal
20 Dec 2016
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Progressive discipline (dehiring: must use steps before terminated. Just-cause dismissal: fire worker with valid reason, company owes worker no money/notice, example. Constructive dismissal: worker quit because employer made a fundamental change -> (cid:862)fo(cid:396)ced to (cid:395)uit(cid:863) = w(cid:396)o(cid:374)gful dis(cid:373)issal. Wrongful dismissal: fire even though worker did nothing wrong, worker did something wrong but dehired wrong, fired but notice was not reasonable, note. Termination notice: minimum amount of notice if terminated without just cause, given notice or pay in lieu of notice, either statutory notice or common law notice. Statutory termination notice: basic minimum notice of worker did nothing wrong, 1 week pay for each year worked may 8. Severance pay: big company for 5 years or more. 50 + employee: 1 week pay per year max 26 years. Lesser notice: less than the max, higher than minimum. Remedies court given in wrongful dismissal case: 1 monetary award, a notice. Pay: b bad faith/moral damages. Medical/psychiatric problem: lying, falsifying reason, humiliation, bullying.
