BUSI 2601 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Punitive Damages, Wrongful Dismissal, Fundamental Breach
21 Jun 2016
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It is an implied term of an employment contract that an employer may terminate the employment relationship without any notice if there is just cause. The term is also subject to legislation that may give to certain employees, such as teachers, police of cers, and re ghters, special rights in the case of dismissal. Just cause: employee conduct that amounts to a fundamental breach of the employment contract. Includes: serious misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty etc. Serious misconduct: intentional, harmful conduct of the employee that permits the employer to dismiss without notice. Progressive discipline policy: a system that follows a sequence of employee discipline from less to more severe punishment. Habitual neglect of duty: persistent failure to perform employment rules. Conduct incompatible: personal behaviour that is irreconcilable with employment duties or prejudicial to the employer"s business. Willful disobedience: deliberate failure to carry out lawful and reasonable orders.
