Does an employer have to raise with the applicant her work related shortcomings?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Bains v. Zuber & Company LLP, 2012 HRTO 1821 (CanLII):

Although it may have been preferable for the respondent to raise with the applicant her work related shortcomings, there was nothing obligating the respondent to do so. In the absence of a discriminatory reason, the employer is free to decide if it wants to keep an employee during a probationary period. Generally, employers are entitled to dismiss non-unionized employees for any reason, provided that none of the reasons are discriminatory: Dunn v. Edgewater, 2011 HRTO 1795 at para. 36.

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