Explore the fundamentals of employment contracts, the law governing termination of employment, and the importance of the legal distinction between non-unionized and unionized employment. It also provides a practical list of factors that lawyers should consider in an initial client meeting dealing with a termination of employment. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Employment Law Fundamentals on October 8, 2024.  Total running time is 55 minutes.

Explore employment law practice foundations. These on-demand programs are designed for lawyers in their first five years, or for those wanting to revisit the basics. They will be of interest to law firms and lawyers acting as employers as well as to lawyers advising clients. These on-demand programs were originally presented on October 8, 2024. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 54 minutes to 1 hour, 7 minutes.

Potential clients will often call a lawyer’s office seeking information about their legal rights after they have been dismissed or laid off from their jobs. This paper explores the fundamentals of employment contracts, the law governing termination of employment, and the importance of the legal distinction between non-unionized and unionized employment. It also provides a practical list of factors that lawyers should consider in an initial client meeting dealing with a termination of employment. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Employment Law Fundamentals program in Edmonton on October 8, 2024.