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Employee resignations are coming!

The experiences offered by the pandemic have led many to shifts in mindset or priorities. Maybe that commute really does seem too long now or maybe the time really is right to start that novel! Whatever the reasons for resignations, they are coming. There is lots of advice out there for employees about how to quit. Today we will look at what employers need to think about when employees resign.

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Two new cases on just cause

In Murphy v Factors Labs (2020 BCPC 163) Burnett J., upheld the termination of a long service factory employee who refused to wear a "Bump Cap”

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Release of previous employer has no effect on termination by subsequent employer

In Manthadi v ASCO Manu (2019 ONSC 5572) Fowler Byrne J. had a situation where a 64 year old welder had over 36 years with Company A. Company A sold its business to the Defendant. Company A paid the plaintiff her 8 weeks under the ESA and she signed a release. The defendant immediately hired her on the closing date. She was terminated a few months later.

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