They may call it different things different places, but many places have a similar setup.
People can be terminated with cause at no penalty. If they are terminated without cause, the employer has to pay unemployment. If they’re terminated illegally (e.g. discrimination or for union organization) they can be sued.
The vast majority of the time an employer cannot be sued just for firing you, but that’s because there are other consequences for termination of an employee without cause that don’t need to go to court.
That’s essentially At-Will employment. If you don’t have cause in the US, it’s a layoff and you have to pay unemployment. If you do, then they’re fired and you don’t.
If you fire someone without notice or cause in Canada, what’s the punishment?
In the US, it’s having to continue to pay them 60% of their salary without them having to actually work, and they don’t even have to take you to court. They can just file for unemployment.
No. You can almost never sue. At-Will employment is the standard almost everywhere.
But you can typically claim unemployment if you’re terminated without cause.
The United States of America is the only country with At-Will employment. Far from ‘everywhere’.
They may call it different things different places, but many places have a similar setup.
People can be terminated with cause at no penalty. If they are terminated without cause, the employer has to pay unemployment. If they’re terminated illegally (e.g. discrimination or for union organization) they can be sued.
The vast majority of the time an employer cannot be sued just for firing you, but that’s because there are other consequences for termination of an employee without cause that don’t need to go to court.
In Canada there has to be a valid reason to fire someone. However, you can always lay someone off. Two similiar, but quite different things.
That’s essentially At-Will employment. If you don’t have cause in the US, it’s a layoff and you have to pay unemployment. If you do, then they’re fired and you don’t.
“for any reason, without notice” is a part of at-will. That’s illegal here. So I don’t think it’s the same.
If you fire someone without notice or cause in Canada, what’s the punishment?
In the US, it’s having to continue to pay them 60% of their salary without them having to actually work, and they don’t even have to take you to court. They can just file for unemployment.
They have to pay a full severance package.
But there are loopholes of course and ways to potentially avoid that.