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just cause

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If the employer alleges just cause but fails to prove it, can they then rely on the not for cause clause?

In Humphrey v Mene (2021 ONSC 2539), the Employer first alleged just cause but withdrew the allegation before trial. The court found that the Employer had so mistreated the Plaintiff that their behaviour disentitled the Defendant from relying upon the Without Cause Termination Clause.

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Do you know the latest on terminations? Find out at the Ontario Virtual Employment Law Conference

Learn the Latest® at the Ontario Virtual Employment Law Conference on June 17, 2021, brought to you by First Reference and Stringer LLP. It's the essential one-day update for human resources managers and consultants, business owners, labour relations, staffing, payroll, and finance and accounting professionals in Ontario!

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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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