Does "AT WILL" mean you can dismiss employees at any time?

3 Reasons for Legitimate Dismissal

• Poor Performance   Employees have failed to meet the standards for a long time, and after reasonable assessment, there is still no improvement
  
  
• Violation of Company Policies   Employees involved in work violations and serious breaches of the company's code of conduct
  
  
• Layoff or Business Necessity   The company must lay off employees due to economic conditions, business contraction, and other reasons

Absolutely prohibited grounds for dismissal

• Discrimination   Race/Gender/Age/Disability/Religious Belief/Pregnancy (Violation of FEHA Act)
  
  
• Retaliation   Employees reported illegal activities and were dismissed for work-related injury claims
  
  
• Public Policy Exception   Dismissal due to employee taking sick leave/fulfilling jury duties/reporting illegal behavior
  
  
• Breach of Contract   If there is a written employment contract, it must be terminated according to the agreed terms

MEDI prompt：

Enterprises should avoid stepping into the following firing pitfalls

• Verbal termination without record：Passive when disputes arise due to failure to retain written evidence

• loophole in the system：The employee handbook does not clearly define violations and the termination process

• Emotional decision-making：Dismissal due to personal conflict, identified as' malicious dismissal '

MEDI CONSULTING provide： 

• Dismissal risk assessment：Predict the legal risk level for specific cases

• Establishment of compliance system：Customize dismissal process documents, performance evaluation templates, and dispute response plans

• Full cycle evidence management：Complete Evidence Chain Archiving Guide from Employment to Dismissal