Can an employer terminate an employee for cause if the employee acts dishonestly?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hawkes v. Levelton Holdings Ltd., 2011 BCSC 861 (CanLII):
An employer may terminate an employee for cause, and, accordingly, without reasonable notice, if the employee acts dishonestly in a way that causes a breakdown in the employment relationship: McKinley v. BC Tel, 2001 SCC 38.
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