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This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor are these full legal definitions of terms. This information is provided to help you navigate through FiredWithoutCause.com
Collective Agreement: an agreement between a union and a unionized employer, governed by labour law and administered by the union, management, and local labour relations regulator
Constructive Dismissal: employer does not fire employee, but changes the terms or nature of the employment such that it amounts to a termination of former employment and creation of new employment relationship; if employee does not accept new role, may still amount to a Wrongful Dismissal
Employer: a person or company who retains an employee
Employee: a person who agrees to provide labour to an employer in exchange for compensation under some form of exclusive relationship, though relationship need not be absolutely exclusive; that is, employee can work for multiple employers simultaneously though there is an expectation of some form of loyalty to employer
Dismissal: termination of employment relationship, also referred to as lay-off, termination, “fired”, “let go”
Independent contractor: a person who provides labour to an employer in exchange for compensation without the expectation of permanency or exclusivity
Temporary Lay-off: suspension of employment relationship with intention and agreement that employee will return to work at a future date, not a dismissal under the law
Wrongful Dismissal: employer dismisses employee without a valid legal reason and without providing employee with sufficient notice that employment will end
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