Our Practice Areas: Wrongful Dismissal

Employment laws in Canada allow employees to claim wrongful dismissal if an employer unjustly terminates the employee without notice of termination or compensation. In Canada, an employer can terminate an employee without just cause as long as the employee is given proper notice of termination or compensation/severance.

Employers must have a legitimate reason to terminate an employee for just cause. What is usually disputed on termination cases is the amount of notice or severance that is required. The Employment Standards Act provides for minimum notice periods but there are a wide range of factors that can go into what an employee should actually receive.

Wrongful dismissal cases are complex and must be carefully assessed by an experienced   lawyer. Getting expert advice soon after being terminated is important, since it helps reduce the need to litigate, saves costs, and ensures a fair settlement is reached.

If you have been wrongfully dismissed you are entitled to compensation from your former employer.

Wrongful Dismissal Articles and Resources

• Wrongful Dismissal and Limitation Period
• Fair Play Could Have Saved The Case
• Cussing Isn't Ample Cause
• Should I Sue My Employer?
• Ten Misconceptions About Being Fired 
• You're Fired - Now What?
• How To Win An Employment Suit
• Why A Warning Should be Sent
• Matter of 'Just Cause' Dismissed
• Employee left hanging by sale
• No prejudice in Canada, you say?
• Just cause is not the easiest thing to demonstrate
• Because it's in writing, doesn't make it so

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