Comments on: Employee rights and responsibilities part 6: Should workers have the right to unfair dismissal? http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/employee-rights-and-responsibilities-part-6-should-workers-have-the-right-to-unfair-dismissal Discussion about ethical issues relating to business Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andrew http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/employee-rights-and-responsibilities-part-6-should-workers-have-the-right-to-unfair-dismissal#comment-1399 Andrew Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:29:37 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=169#comment-1399 Brad, You are absolutely right, and I certainly didn't mean to over generalize about the issue. Ultimately, in terms of policy setting, the law should make some allowance for unfair dismissal, but should not impose an unncessary burden on employers for frivolous matters. I think it would help where legislation is not overly prescriptive and is written in such a manner which allows courts to adopt an approach based around principles rather than on fine details. Brad,

You are absolutely right, and I certainly didn’t mean to over generalize about the issue.

Ultimately, in terms of policy setting, the law should make some allowance for unfair dismissal, but should not impose an unncessary burden on employers for frivolous matters.

I think it would help where legislation is not overly prescriptive and is written in such a manner which allows courts to adopt an approach based around principles rather than on fine details.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/employee-rights-and-responsibilities-part-6-should-workers-have-the-right-to-unfair-dismissal#comment-1396 Brad Shorr Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:49:53 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=169#comment-1396 Andrew, Wrongful termination actions run the gamut from serious to frivolous. Sometimes employers act with incredible disregard for basic rights; sometimes employees go after "deep pockets" just because they can. The only groups that consistently profit from all this is labor law attorney and government bureaucrats. Even so, I think there is a need for laws on this issue to prevent injustice. <abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/books/announcing-cell-phone-contest-prizes/" rel="nofollow">Announcing! Cell Phone Contest Prizes</a></abbr></em> Andrew, Wrongful termination actions run the gamut from serious to frivolous. Sometimes employers act with incredible disregard for basic rights; sometimes employees go after “deep pockets” just because they can. The only groups that consistently profit from all this is labor law attorney and government bureaucrats. Even so, I think there is a need for laws on this issue to prevent injustice.

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