Non-consensual sharing of intimate images grounds for summary dismissal
Can sharing intimate photos of one your coworkers with your friends result in the summary dismissal of your employment for cause?
just cause
Wrongful dismissal update: Judge upholds just cause termination for a 30 year employee who touched a co-workers buttock
After a 10 day trial, an Ontario judge recently concluded that touching a female’s buttock in the presence of four witnesses, who had conflicting versions of what happened, was just cause for termination for an employee with 30 years' service who had a clean disciplinary record.
Termination clause update: New developments concerning benefit continuation and just cause language
We are not long into 2019 and yet one thing already seems clear – the law concerning employment contract termination clauses will continue to be the focus of a great deal of litigation in Ontario. In just the past few months alone, new decisions from the Superior Court have helped to advance the law and provide further guidance to employers on proper drafting of termination clauses.
