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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read March 4, 2022

Just cause for dismissal

wrongful dismissalCan an employer rely on information they acquire after termination to allege that there was just cause for dismissal? Yes. Can an employer dismiss an employee for cause because they secretly recorded interactions at work? Yes.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employment Standards, Payroll / discipline, Dismissal, employment law, Human rights complaint, just cause, misconduct, secretly recorded conversations, termination

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 3 Minutes Read December 17, 2021

Sexual assault is by definition serious misconduct

In AG Growth International Inc v Dupont ( 2021 ABQB) Justice Little, sitting on appeal from a decision of the Provincial Court found that the trial judge had made a error of law when he failed to begin his analysis of the actions of the Plaintiff by starting with the premise that a sexual assault is automatically at the high end misconduct.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Dismissal, employment law, misconduct, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, termination

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read June 4, 2021

From bad to worse: Court of Appeal significantly increases damages award due to egregious conduct of employer

While all legal decisions have something interesting to tell us about employment law, there are those cases that lawyers keep in their back pocket to serve as a cautionary tale for clients about the potential cost of HR blunders.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Payroll / breach of contract, damages, damages award, employment law, misconduct, power imbalance, wrongful dismissal

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