Can An Email Constitute Just Cause For Termination? Maybe, But Not This Time

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Can An Email Constitute Just Cause For Termination? Maybe, But Not This Time

In a recent case out of British Columbia, Lefebvre v. Gisborne Holdings Ltd., an employer learned two hard lessons. First, you should always have an early termination clause in a fixed term contract and secondly, an emotional reaction to an email and subsequent allegation of just cause may not hold up in court.… More