What is a Termination Without Cause?

Employers can give written working notice, or an equal amount of pay called compensation for length of service. They may also give a combination of both notice and pay. Termination without cause occurs where an employee is fired or let go for reasons that are not related to serious misconduct. In these situations, an employee can be asked to leave with no reason given for the termination.

If an employee has been terminated with cause, that means the employer has enough legal reason to end their employment immediately because of significant wrongdoing. There must have been conduct by the employee which goes to the root of the employment contract, fundamentally strikes at the employment relationship and therefore fractures the employment relationship that cannot be recovered. It is considered one of the harshest ways to be dismissed by an employer. Examples of conduct include serious misconduct, incompetence, theft or fraud, and willful disobedience.  

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