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1. Mr., Edwards, a former policeman, was hired to do investigations for the stock exchange When it was found out that Edwards had cheated on the examination required by the stock exchange. he was fired, told to leave immediately, and paid his salary until that day. Edwards who was not covered by a collective agreement. sued for wrongful dismissal, If the court holds that the employer had just cause for dismissal. Edwards will be entitled to damages equivalent to which of the following

1) The amount that would have been paid during a reasonable notice period less any other amount received from other employment

2) The amount of pay that would have been received in one Period. e.g. one month if paid monthly

3) Two weeks pay, the statutory minimum

4) Reasonable losses that Edwards could not mitigate

5) Nothing

Answer 1

5) Nothing

Explanation : Since Edwards is not covered by a collective agreement and no lawful notice is provided to him by the employer , he is legally able to sue the employer at Court. But if the Court holds that the employer had just cause for dismissal, it means that the employer was able to prove in the court that Mr. Edwards had cheated on the examination In this scenario, he is not entitled to any of the damages given to a terminated employee. Since the company already paid him the salary till his termination date, they wont have to spent anything more.