Proving just cause just not enough

Ontario aerospace worker fired for cause still entitled to statutory severance: Court

Every Canadian province has its own employment standards legislation that imposes minimum standard entitlements on the termination of employment. Where an employee has not signed a written agreement limiting termination entitlements to these minimums, or to some greater specific amount of notice or severance, the common law (except in Quebec) implies the employee is entitled to reasonable notice (or pay instead) on a termination without cause.

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