Dismissing an employee for cause – are reasons required?
The question of whether an employer should give reasons at the time of dismissal is an important one in employment law...
just cause
Litigating just cause cases
Making the decision to dismiss an employee for just cause and litigating a wrongful dismissal claim on the basis of summary dismissal are two different things...
Cause for dismissal
Just how far does an employee have to go for their behaviour to constitute cause for dismissal in employment law? The advice I generally give is that, short of outright dishonesty or criminal conduct, it is extremely difficult to prove cause.
