Principle

LABOUR LAW — Termination of Employment — Employer Entitled to Terminate for Any Reason or No Reason

Area of law
LABOUR LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Under common law, employers may terminate at will. The principle applies to ordinary contracts of employment. Motive is irrelevant. The rule is based on master-servant doctrine. The employee's remedy is damages for breach of contract. The principle is well-established.

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