Can an employer replace you?
Can an employer replace you?
Employment lawyer’s answer: Unfortunately, employers are allowed to make an employee redundant and then hire someone to do the job for lower pay. If they didn’t offer you this role or other alternative employment then you may have a claim for unfair dismissal.
Can an employer sue an employee for going to a competitor?
A noncompete agreement is a contract, and if you break or “breach” it, your former employer can sue you for damages. Your old employer may file a lawsuit against you alone if you started working for a competitor or started your own competing business.
What legal action can I take against my employer?
Employee rights – When can an employee take legal action against an employer?
- The employee being bullied, harassed or discriminated against;
- The employee’s employment being unlawfully terminated;
- The employer breaching the terms and conditions of the employee’s employment contract; or.
What are the grounds for dismissal from work?
Disclosure of business secrets: When an employee discloses the business secrets of his employers or he aids his employers’ competitors without the knowledge of his employers, then this is fair ground for dismissal. The above are not the only grounds for dismissal from work.
What are the grounds for a cause of action?
Her real reason for suing may be that she does not like the loud music that he plays on his stereo, and she wants to cause him trouble. If his fence actually encroaches on her property, however, she has grounds for a Cause of Action based on the trespass. West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2.
What are the grounds for termination of employment?
The Labor Code provides the valid grounds for termination. Article 282 [1] provides for the just causes while Article 283 [2] for authorized causes. However, in the enumerations provided for by the law, immorality is not one of those.
Can a employer challenge a reduction in force?
Employers can still be challenged by an employee who claims that the reduction in force is merely a pretext for a discriminatory (and illegal) termination of employment. Reductions in force can be complicated things.