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Labour Relations Act On Dismissal In Oakland
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Dismissal (colloquially called firing or sacking) is the termination of employment by an employer against the will of the employee.
Section 186 of the LRA provides the meaning of dismissal by describing six types of circumstances which may be defined as a “dismissal”: Where an employer terminates employment summarily, without notice or by conduct, or terminates employment by giving an employee notice.
(1) A person has been dismissed if: (a) the person's employment with his or her employer has been terminated on the employer's initiative; or. (b) the person has resigned from his or her employment, but was forced to do so because of conduct, or a course of conduct, engaged in by his or her employer.
If you have an employment contract for a particular term or length of time, or a contract stating that “good cause” is needed to fire you, you can sue for breach of contract if you were fired for reasons that were petty, trivial, unfair, untrue, or fabricated.
Acceptable Reasons for Termination Incompetence, including lack of productivity or poor quality of work. Insubordination and related issues such as dishonesty or breaking company rules. Attendance issues, such as frequent absences or chronic tardiness. Theft or other criminal behavior including revealing trade secrets.
Dismissal due to misconduct – this is the most common form of dismissal. In this instance, the employee has done something wrong. Dismissal due to incapacity – this dismissal can take 2 forms – poor work performance or ill health. Dismissal for operational requirements – retrenchments.
Employers must provide a valid reason for dismissal, categorized under potentially fair reasons such as conduct, capability, redundancy, breach of statutory duty, or some other substantial reason. Each dismissal should be handled in a way that a reasonable employer would consider appropriate under the circumstances.
There are some situations when your employer can dismiss you fairly. Not being able to do your job properly. You may not be able to do your job properly if, for example, you. Illness. Redundancy. Summary dismissal. A 'statutory restriction' ... It's impossible to carry on employing you. A 'substantial reason'