Letter of dismissal for serious misconduct

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This letter of dismissal is to be used only in cases where the employee has committed serious misconduct in the course of his or her employment, warranting termination effective immediately.
If an employee has committed a serious fault, the employer may legitimately dismiss him or her without being required to give notice of dismissal or pay any compensatory indemnity.
The CNESST specifies that gross misconduct may result from a single act or omission, but also from a series of lesser reprehensible acts that are repeated despite serious warnings, and whose accumulation makes it necessary to immediately terminate the employment agreement. In such a case, the employer may terminate the employee's employment agreement without prior written notice of termination and without paying compensatory indemnity.
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Our letter of termination of employment due to serious misconduct committed by an employee, without prior written notice of termination and without payment of compensatory indemnity, will suit the majority of situations where the employee has committed serious misconduct, as defined by the CNESST.
This letter includes an acknowledgement of receipt from the employee, which must be kept by the employer in the employee's file in the event of an action or contestation before the Commission.

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