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CONGEDIEMENT NON MOTIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour Law
- Labour Relations
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dismissal without cause
1, record 1, English, dismissal%20without%20cause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dismissal without cause. Most terminations of employment in Ontario are "without cause." That means the employer has ended the employment even though there are no grounds or justification at law entitling termination with cause. 2, record 1, English, - dismissal%20without%20cause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit du travail
- Relations du travail
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- congédiement non motivé
1, record 1, French, cong%C3%A9diement%20non%20motiv%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- renvoi non motivé 2, record 1, French, renvoi%20non%20motiv%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- congédiement abusif 3, record 1, French, cong%C3%A9diement%20abusif
correct, masculine noun
- renvoi sans motif 4, record 1, French, renvoi%20sans%20motif
masculine noun
- licenciement non motivé 4, record 1, French, licenciement%20non%20motiv%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
- licenciement sans motif valable 5, record 1, French, licenciement%20sans%20motif%20valable
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte par lequel un employeur cesse de requérir les services d'un employé et met fin au contrat de travail sans avoir une cause juste. 3, record 1, French, - cong%C3%A9diement%20non%20motiv%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho laboral
- Relaciones laborales
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- despido sin causa
1, record 1, Spanish, despido%20sin%20causa
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- despido incausado 1, record 1, Spanish, despido%20incausado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Despido] decidido por el empleador en forma unilateral, sin invocar ninguna causa para despedir [...] o cuando expresa la causa en forma insuficiente, o habiéndola invocado, posteriormente no la prueba. 1, record 1, Spanish, - despido%20sin%20causa
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