Canadian HR Reporter published an online article by Ronald Minken January 20, 2014:
“Refusal to work and sign list of duties does not constitute just cause: B.C. court”
An employee’s refusal to work can be just cause for dismissal, but if new duties were added after employee was hired, it’s not so simple
A British Columbia employer was not justified in terminating an employee for cause in response to the employee refusing to sign an updated list of employment duties, the B.C. Provincial Court has ruled.