Is a single offence sufficient to cause dismissal from or abandonment of an employment?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Berg v. Cowie, 1918 CanLII 319 (SK CA):
Reference was also made to certain authorities which indicate that a single offence is not sufficient to justify dismissal from or abandonment of an employment. I do not think any definite rule can be laid down. Every case must be determined upon its own circumstances and the nature of the offence. See McBride v. Brooks, 4 S.L.R. 124. I, therefore, think the plaintiff was justified in leaving.
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