Agency Flashcards
Agents have what right
to bind you in a contract
duties of a principal to an agent
- Pay their fee
- pay their expenses(disbursement)
Duties of an agent to Principal
- Agents have a fiduciary Duty
- Utmost good faith Contracts
- Obligation to communicate (On going business)
- Obey all lawful instructions
- Duty of Confidentiality
- Duty to account for funds
- Duty to maintain professional Standard
- not to delegate without consent
What are the 4 types of Agency
- Agency by express agreement
- Agency by conduct
- Agency by necessity
- Agency by ratification
Agency by express agreement
common agent
Agency by conduct
Principal cause confusion
Agendy by necessity
Perishable good +unable to get instructions
-Gain agent status and you must sell if these 2 things apply
Agency by ratification
retroactive (not part of the company then becomes part of the company)
Employment standards act
Employee is under "direction and control of an employer" Factors: -tools -method of payment -other contracts -minimum standards -minimum wage
Leave
-jury duty maternity leave- 17 weeks parental leave -35 weeks Family leave-5 days Bereavement Leave 3 days
Dismissal for cause
-dishonest or misconduct( 1 incident)
-Disobedience requires repetition and documentation
-Incompetence -repetition documentation and remediation
Sickness unable to do job unless you can accomidate
Dismissal without cause (layoff)
<3 no notice
Wrongful dismissal
wasn’t properly fired
Damages -severance pay