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Is Incompetence Grounds for Dismissal?

If an employee is subject to termination only for “just cause,” is mere incompetence enough to justify firing?  You might think that question is easy, but it’s not.  Abdul-Basit Khan and Robin Reinertson of Toronto’s Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP offer a Canadian perspective on the question in Incompetence or Poor Performance — Just Cause for Dismissal?

[Frank Snyder]

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