Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Absenteeism, Punitive Damages, Condonation

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Ending the relationship: employment relationships can end, amicably when employee resigns. Simply leaves @ end of fixed-term employment contract: through less pleasant means when employer. Acts in manner that employment relationship untenable. Implied term of contract that employer may terminate employment relationship w/o any notice if there"s just cause . Habitual neglect of duty: persistent failure to perform employment duties: absenteeism must be w/o employer"s permission/authorization and must be more than occasional absence. Important to this ground is whether warnings were issues, whether there was any excuse for absence, and whether absence occurred @ critical time for employer: more difficult to establish lateness than absenteeism as grounds for dismissal. Conduct incompatible: personal behaviour that"s irreconcilable w/ employment duties/prejudicial to employer"s business: eg: accepting lavish and inappropriate gifts from employer"s clients, not limited to conduct on job can apply to conduct outside working hours.