15 Sep Have you been terminated “With Cause”?
Many employees or independent/dependent contractors are too embarrassed to reach out for legal assistance when they have been terminated “with cause” by their employer.
This difficult situation is nothing to be embarrassed about. It may very well be that the employer has only paid you your wages and benefits up to the date of termination and nothing further, leaving you to rely upon Employment Insurance Benefits to tide you over until you are able to secure a new job. It is common to find upon a close review of the facts of the case that the employee does have entitlements to termination pay and continued group benefits beyond their termination date.
The employer may have made the determination about your termination without the assistance of legal counsel and they may not be able to prove “proper cause” to terminate you either under the Employment Standards Act, the Canada Labour Code, or pursuant to the common law.
Each one of these pieces or legislation and case law have different definitions that need to be met by an employee when alleging they have “cause” to terminate their employee. It also may be that the employment contract that you signed when you were first hired is not enforceable and the termination clause detailing how you may be terminated “for cause” offends the Employment Standards Act.
At KCY at LAW we have worked for many clients to successfully achieve a termination package that would otherwise have been paid to you if the employer decided to terminate you “without cause.” If you are ever terminated “with cause” and not provided with a termination package, set aside any embarrassment, or concern you may have reaching out to a lawyer, please contact KCY at LAW by filling in an online consultation request or contact us by phone at 905-639-0999 to book your consultation today.