Can an employer dismiss an employee on the grounds of dishonesty?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McMahon v. TCG International Inc., 2007 BCSC 1003 (CanLII):
As Iacobucci J. stated in McKinley v. BC Tel, 2001 SCC 38 at para. 48: [W]hether an employer is justified in dismissing an employee on the grounds of dishonesty is a question that requires an assessment of the context of the alleged misconduct. More specifically, the test is whether the employee’s dishonesty gave rise to a breakdown in the employment relationship.
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