Ontario worker's slapping of female co-worker’s buttocks and lack of remorse afterward sufficient to skip progressive discipline and go right to dismissal
In response to employee misconduct, employers can implement a system of progressive discipline that entails coaching, a verbal warning, a written warning, suspension, a final warning and, finally, termination for just cause. However, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, has affirmed that certain egregious violations of company protocol — such as sexual harassment — warrant immediate dismissal without notice.
