Employees who are dismissed without just cause must be provided with reasonable notice. This means paying them for several weeks or months in addition to the legally required notice period on termination.

If the employee does not believe that the period of notice is reasonable, he or she may file a wrongful dismissal lawsuit. Constructive dismissal occurs when the employer makes unilateral changes in the employment contract that are unacceptable to the employee, even though the employee has not been formally terminated. LO.1