MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Punitive Damages, Substance Abuse, Condonation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 3040
• Professor: Joseph Radocchia

Document Summary

Ending the employment relationship: employment relationships can come to end due to: Dismissal for just cause: with just cause, an employer can dismiss an employee without notice, just cause exists when the employee is guilty of: Serious misconduct: intentional, harmful conduct of the employee that permits the employer to dismiss without notice, condonation: although, this occurs when an employer indicates through words or actions that behavior constituting grounds for dismissal is being overlooked. Habitual neglect of duty: persistent failure to perform employment duties. Incompetence: lack of ability, knowledge, or qualification to perform employment obligations. Conduct incompatible with duties or prejudicial to the employer"s business: ex. Willful disobedience in a matter of substance: deliberate failure to carry out lawful and reasonable orders. Other causes: sexual harassment/harassment, disruption of corporate culture, disruption of corporate culture, consumption of alcohol or drugs in the workplace, drug abuse, risks: