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Cases and Trends

26 weeks' severance added to 54 weeks' working notice

Severance is separate compensation, regardless of whether notice is working or paid out: Court

Progressive discipline, not firing for failure to follow policy

Aerospace employee fired for concealing errors in production of expensive components deserved another chance: Arbitrator

Ask an Expert

Checking up on employee’s required counselling

Employee privacy vs. employer's need to know whether employee is living up to last-chance agreement

Using internal investigator

Internal vs. external investigator for employee misconduct

Case In Point

Work permit dispute a non-union matter

Foreign worker complained of employer’s lack of support for 3rd certification attempt; employer terminated him after 2nd failure

More Cases

Meat worker cut for carving pictures

Worker fired after he carved images and words into cuts of meat

Termination for serious safety violation inconsistent with past discipline: Court

Employee's misconduct was serious but termination was out of whack with employer's handling of misconduct by other employees

You Make the Call

Public works director walks off job

Employee was stressed and took medical leave without filling out form

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