What is the test for terminating an employee without cause?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tonn v. Sears Canada Inc., 2016 BCSC 1081 (CanLII):
It is by now trite law that absent an express, enforceable termination provision, it is an implied term of all employment contracts that an employer may only dismiss an employee without cause by giving the employee reasonable notice (Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch), 2012 BCSC 133 at para. 283).
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