In labour law being dismissed is the ultimate punishment. Although it is sometimes totally justified regarding the circumstances, it happens some other times where it is unreasonable and without warning.
An employee losing several benefits or being demoted can be assimilated to a dismissal. Being dismissed without a reasonable warning and without a good and sufficient cause may entitle an employee to a recourse in damages against his employer.
You are an employee, contact us as soon as one of these situations happens in order to know your rights and obligations. If you are an employer, you should contact us before it happens.
Written by William Desrochers, a civil and family litigation lawyer at Virtulex Lawyers in Gatineau, instructor at the École du Barreau du Québec, accredited family mediator and accredited small claims mediator.
