LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10-14: 6 Years, Precondition, No Policy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Tim Bartkiw

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Lecture 3 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14. When the contract expressly deals with contract modifications 2. When the contract does not expressly deal with contract modifications 3. Employment vulnerability and the rules governing termination of employment contracts 5. Termination according to a contractual notice clause 5. The implications of a finding of frustration of contract 8. Ter(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) (cid:271)y a(cid:374) e(cid:373)ployer with (cid:862)reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le noti(cid:272)e(cid:863) 10. Other factors affecting the length of reasonable notice 11. Summary dismissal: termination for cause, without notice 12. Basic legal principals applied to summary dismissal cases 12. The proportionality test mckinley v bc tel (2001, scc) 12. Evidence of employee misconduct learned post-termination 12. I(cid:374)gle w(cid:396)o(cid:374)g a(cid:272)t ve(cid:396)sus (cid:862)cu(cid:373)ulati(cid:448)e just cause(cid:863) 13. Modifying employment contract: neither party starts with a right to unilaterally modify a contract during its term. But parties may agree to a method of modification. The employer and employee must comply with the specifies rules for contract modification.