• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    That’s essentially At-Will employment. If you don’t have cause in the US, it’s a layoff and you have to pay unemployment. If you do, then they’re fired and you don’t.

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      4 months ago

      “for any reason, without notice” is a part of at-will. That’s illegal here. So I don’t think it’s the same.

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        4 months ago

        If you fire someone without notice or cause in Canada, what’s the punishment?

        In the US, it’s having to continue to pay them 60% of their salary without them having to actually work, and they don’t even have to take you to court. They can just file for unemployment.

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          4 months ago

          They have to pay a full severance package.

          But there are loopholes of course and ways to potentially avoid that.