Manitoba’s labour laws are governed by The Employment Standards Code. According to the code, an employer can terminate an employee without cause as long as they give proper notice or pay in lieu of notice.
The amount of notice or pay required depends on how long the employee has been with the company. For example, someone who has worked for their employer for more than three months but less than a year must be given two weeks’ notice, while someone who has worked for their employer for more than five years must be given eight weeks’ notice.
There are some exceptions to these rules, however. An employer does not have to give any advance notice if they are terminating an employee due to criminal activity, gross misconduct or if the employee is being let go because the position no longer exists (due to either downsizing or restructuring). Employees who are terminated without cause may also be eligible for severance pay under certain circumstances.
Manitoba’s employment standards laws then provide employees with basic protections against unfair treatment in the manner of dismissal from their jobs and set out minimum requirements that employers must meet when dismissing employees.