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Several months ago, I wrote an article about terminations of employment without cause and applicable notice periods.
I suggested that many employees do not receive the amount of pay in lieu of notice (sometimes called “severance”) they are entitled to when their employment is terminated without cause.
Generally speaking, a reasonable notice period is the amount of time it will take for an employee to find similar employment elsewhere. As one might expect, that time period is different depending on the circumstances of the individual employee, but it is usually longer than the minimum notice requirements set out in the Saskatchewan Employment Act.
There are some circumstances where an employer is not required to pay any severance, including where there is cause for termination.
Terminations for cause are quite rare, however, and this is because the misconduct must be relatively serious to support a “just cause” firing.
For example, theft, fraud or violence in the workplace may be grounds for immediate termination for cause. Less serious misconduct, such as repeated tardiness or poor performance, can...
A tragic incident, respected Kashmiri scholar and educator recently lost his life. Sadly, amid this, Pakistani accounts began circulating misleading narratives about his untimely demise. Pakistan-...