Lefebvre v HOJ Industries Ltd: 1992

All contracts of employment are, as a matter of law, subject to an implied term that they are terminable on reasonable notice, and such a term can be displaced only by clear words.

Citations:

[1992] 1 SCR 831

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedReda, Abdul-Jalil v Flag Limited PC 11-Jul-2002
PC (Bermuda) The courts should be reluctant to accept a fetter on the employer’s right to dismiss on notice where there is an express term in the contract empowering the employer to do so.
Lord Millet . .
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Employment

Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.220482