An employer may terminate an employment contract for just cause without giving notice to the employee. This excerpt provides an overview of the types of misconduct which are seen in the workplace and in what instances such misconduct may justify dismissal for cause.

After dismissing 21 year employee, employer provided employee with minimum notice entitlements under Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ont.

They equipped their apartments as men staying alone could be expected to

Employer claimed that employee breached code of conduct after he e-mailed copy of private placement memorandum to friend who was also in investment business

Canada Industrial Relations Board lacked jurisdiction to certify bargaining unit of employees working for commercial manufacturer of medical cannabis

York University and CUPE, Local 3903 (Davidson), Re (2016) 2016 CarswellOnt 120 Ontario Arbitration

Court of Appeal held entitlement to bonus payments did not depend on whether employee was notionally or actively employed after employment was terminated but on compensation and benefits to which he would have been entitled but for wrongful termination

Bruyere Continuing Care and CUPE, Local 4540 (Burnett), Re (2016), 2016 CarswellOnt 633 Ontario Arbitration

Agreement to deduct gasoline fuel that defendant purchased from defendant's wages was of no force and effect pursuant to Saskatchewan’s employment standards act

Grand Erie District School Board and OSSTF, District 23 (Zurby), Re 2016 CarswellOnt 10186 Ontario Arbitration

Employer failed to establish strong prima facie case that employee encouraged co-workers to leave employer in order to work for competitor

OPSEU v. Ontario (Minister of Education) (2016) 2016 CarswellOnt 6400, 2016 ONSC 2197 Ontario Superior Court of Justice