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employee quits

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read May 5, 2017

You can fire someone without saying so, but even “I quit” may not be a resignation

We all know that most Judges will try to protect employees when they can, as the perception is that employers have greater resources. In recent times, my firm has written about the dangers of accepting resignations too quickly and the need to allow an employee who purports to quit some time to cool down and reconsider. Another recent case adopted a similarly protection approach but in a very different context: the unintentional dismissal. While you may not have heard of this concept before, it is, apparently, a thing.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Dismissal, employee quits, employment law, Evans v. Avalon Ford Sales (1996) Ltd., resignation, Sweeting v. Mok, unintentional dismissal

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 6 Minutes Read April 7, 2017

Don’t accept a resignation too quickly

Imagine that you find yourself in a heated argument with one of your employees and, having apparently had enough, the employee announced that he is fed up and is done with the company. He then handed you his pass card and stormed out of the office. Can you proceed on the basis that he has resigned?

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / confirmation of resignation, employee quits, Employee resignation, employment law, Evans v. Avalon Ford Sales (1996) Ltd., resignation, test for resignation

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read February 2, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Employee background checks; employee resignations; and current and upcoming minimum wage.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / background checks, employee quits, Employee resignation, Employment background checks, employment law, General Minimum Wage, increases minimum wage, minimum wage, termination

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