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Difference between revisions of "Employment Law Issues (9:V)"

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Under certain circumstances, employers and employees cannot use the above rules to invalidate a contract for their own benefit.  If a new contract is imposed in which all the benefit is to the employee, the employee cannot have the contract invalidated for lack of fresh consideration to the employer in order to avoid a severance provision or other provision of the contract.  Additionally, the employer cannot back out of a contract that only gave benefits to the employee, due to lack of fresh consideration to the employer.  
Under certain circumstances, employers and employees cannot use the above rules to invalidate a contract for their own benefit.  If a new contract is imposed in which all the benefit is to the employee, the employee cannot have the contract invalidated for lack of fresh consideration to the employer in order to avoid a severance provision or other provision of the contract.  Additionally, the employer cannot back out of a contract that only gave benefits to the employee, due to lack of fresh consideration to the employer.  


=== 18. Without Cause vs. Just Cause Dismissal ===
=== 3. Without Cause vs. Just Cause Dismissal ===


Employers can dismiss an employee in one of two ways:  
Employers can dismiss an employee in one of two ways:  
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*B. For Just Cause.   
*B. For Just Cause.   


Without cause dismissals and just cause dismissal are both express dismissal. An employer tells the employee they are being dismissed, generally by having a meeting and providing the employee with a letter of dismissal.  
Without cause dismissals and just cause dismissal are both express dismissal. An employer tells the employee they are being dismissed, generally by having a meeting and providing the employee with a letter of dismissal.


=== 19. Without Cause Dismissal and Reasonable Notice ===
=== 19. Without Cause Dismissal and Reasonable Notice ===
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