Unjust dismissal

The Facts: Defendant, a pharmacist, is recruited by Plaintiff for the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de l’Ouest-de-l’Île. Defendant is paid a signing bonus of $10,000 on the condition she work for at least two years.

Issue: Does refusal to abide by the employer’s administrative policies constitute serious reason/insubordination?

Issue: Whether an employee’s dishonesty, in and of itself, necessarily gives rise to just cause for summary dismissal.

Issue: Abuse of rights in the termination of employment. Decision: In the case of unjustified dismissal, there will be an abuse of right only if an additional fault was committed and that this additional fault results in damages that are distinct from those that result from the termination of the contract of employment. 

Issue: When an employee gives the employer a prior notice of resignation, can the employer terminate the employee before said notice?

Issue:  Abuse of rights in the termination of employment. The employer, Montrusco, recruits and encourages the employee to leave his previous employment to join Montrusco.  Eight months later, Montrusco terminates the employee.

Issue: The notion of serious reason to terminate. The Facts: The employer terminates the V.P. finance.  The reason given by the employer is his failure to achieve the financial objectives.