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Nicole, a 27 year old mother of lour, had worked the counter of a Tim Hortons doughnut shop for three years One day, she was seen giving a Timot to a crying child who came into the shop with a regular customer When the manager of the store confronted her about it Nicole readily admitted giving the Timbit away without paying for it. She was aware that this was against the employers policy but she was busy at the time and did not go into her purse for the 16 cents. Also knowing that day old Timbits (ittle doughnuts) were given away to small children in the store regularly she expected to get a reprimand at most However the manager fired her on the spot. Nicole was so upset that she called her local newspaper when she got home and her finna became headline news and was shared on social media. Given the media attention the story was getting it is clear that the court of public opinion the employer did not have just cause to dismiss Nicole Did the employer have just cause under common law to dismiss Nicolo? Explain your answer by referring to the principles upon which just cause dismissal is based Use terms of progressive discpline condonation proportionality and social media privacy policies in your answer Nicole, a 27 year old mother of lour, had worked the counter of a Tim Hortons doughnut shop for three years One day, she was seen giving a Timot to a crying child who came into the shop with a regular customer When the manager of the store confronted her about it Nicole readily admitted giving the Timbit away without paying for it. She was aware that this was against the employers policy but she was busy at the time and did not go into her purse for the 16 cents. Also knowing that day old Timbits (ittle doughnuts) were given away to small children in the store regularly she expected to get a reprimand at most However the manager fired her on the spot. Nicole was so upset that she called her local newspaper when she got home and her finna became headline news and was shared on social media. Given the media attention the story was getting it is clear that the court of public opinion the employer did not have just cause to dismiss Nicole Did the employer have just cause under common law to dismiss Nicolo? Explain your answer by referring to the principles upon which just cause dismissal is based Use terms of progressive discpline condonation proportionality and social media privacy policies in your

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