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Court of Appeal upholds non-solicitation clause against departing employee
June 5, 2018 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation, 0

All employers should seriously consider including a property drafted non-solicitation clause in the employment contract of any employee who has a close working relationship with the organization’s customers.
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Employer had just cause to terminate an employee who worked a second job
September 2, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

In some unfortunate cases, Canadians need to work two jobs in order to make ends meet. Well, it seems that sometimes taking a second job may not be a good idea. The British Columbia Provincial Court recently found that an employer could terminate an employee for just cause because that employee had a second job and refused to quit when she was asked.
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