Consequences of Firing Employees Without Cause
In Ontario, an employer can fire an employee without cause at any time, through no fault of the employee. Under Ontario employment law this means an employee does not have to do something wrong to be dismissed. Most employees are terminated without cause in Ontario. However, employers can only terminate employees without cause by providing them advanced notice and/or severance pay. The reasons for dismissing an employee without cause can be company-wide restructuring, shortage of work, cost-cutting, or poor work...
