ADMS 3420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Wrongful Dismissal

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3420
• Professor: Chris Sweeney

Document Summary

Most of the laws that affects the job recruitment and hiring process is found under the regulatory regime, not the common law regime. Tort of deceit or fraudulent misrepresentation by a prospective employer. Employers cannot deliberately mislead or lie to a prospective employee in order to induce that person to accept an employment offer. This behavior is caught by the tort of deceit, as well as a contract law action called fraudulent misrepresentation. Tort of deceit: a tort in which party a makes a false statement with the intention of misleading part b; party b relies on the false statement, and as a result, party b suffers a loss. Fraudulent misrepresentation: a common law action based in contract law in which party a knowingly makes a false statement with the intention to mislead party b, and that statement induces party b to enter into a contract.