The MacLeod Law Firm Difference: Understanding our Clients MacLeod Law Firm knows that when providing legal advice, a lawyer needs to take into account the legal needs of your organization as well as satisfying the expectations of the person who is instructing the...
MacLeod Law Firm: A 360° Perspective on Employee Termination Jobs come and go. It’s the nature of our economy to deal with employee termination. But when this occurs, it is our job to resolve the situation fairly and efficiently. For over twenty years, MacLeod Law...
Wrongful Dismissal UPDATE: What is Just Cause For Dismissal? “Just cause” is a legal term that means a non-union employer is justified in terminating an employee without ANY notice of termination at common law. The courts decide whether or not just cause exists unless...
Social Media Matters in the Workplace Employers should be introducing social media policies to set guidelines determining acceptable online behaviour for staff, says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod. “It’s an issue that will become more prevalent,” says MacLeod....
What is Just Cause for Termination? Just Cause For Termination Just Cause is a legal term that means an employer is justified in terminating an employee and not providing the employee with any notice of termination at common law. Generally, the courts decide what...
Employee Termination: Five Issues to Consider Before Firing An Employee Employee Termination: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself 1.Are you claiming that your organization has just cause to terminate the employee? If so, and you can prove just cause then your organization is...
Termination pay: With or Without Just cause Just Cause Means No Notice of Termination is Required at Common Law Generally, an employer can fire an employee for just cause and not owe any termination pay at common law. However, the terminated employee may still be owed...
What is “JUST CAUSE” for Termination? Just Cause: a Definition Just cause is a legal term that means an employer is justified in terminating an employee and not providing the employee with any notice of termination at common law. An employee can agree that...