Employer's Claim Of After-Acquired Cause Denied

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Can a without-cause dismissal be recharacterized later as for cause - even if the material circumstances were known to the employer before the dismissal?
Canada Employment and HR
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Canadian HR Reporter

Can a without-cause dismissal be recharacterized later as for cause - even if the material circumstances were known to the employer before the dismissal?

Francesca Ghossein weighs in on a recent case that confirms employers can't change their minds or "change horses" when it comes to just cause — reinforcing the importance of HR getting employee terminations right in the first place.

Read the full Canadian HR article here.

Read the case review here.

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