An employee may be left with several questions when
their job is suddenly terminated. These can be related to the
employer's right to terminate their employment, what the
reasons for dismissal were, and whether an assertion by the
employer that there was just cause for the dismissal is accurate.
Ocassionally, employees may also have questions about their
rights to sue for the
wrongful termination of their employment.
Generally speaking, an employer must provide either notice of
dismissal or payment in lieu of notice to dismiss an employee
without just cause. However, if there is just cause, the
employee's employment can be terminated instantly without
notice or pay.
Just cause will be found in circumstances where the trust
inherent in the employment relationship can no longer be said to
exist, such that continued employment would be impossible. Typical
examples justifying just cause include gross
incompetence, serious or repeated insubordination,
