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Employers Punishing or Discharging Employees

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What sorts of situations provide employers with a just cause for punishing or discharging employees?

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Discusses situations where punishing or discharging employees is appropriate.

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There is several main situations where an employer has the right to discharge employees:

1) If the employee is caught stealing. This is a major issue. We are not talking about post-it notes here. If the employee is caught stealing propriety data that the company owns, that will be automatic grounds for dismissal. This information represents the company's know-how, and by stealing it, the company has no clue who will end up with this information or if competitors will acquire it.

2) If the employee is caught falsifying documents. This is very severe. Often, the reputation of a firm lies ...

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