Add Comment Question: can I be dismissed for not taking pay cut Answer: Thank you for your question. My name is Jon Pinkus and I am an employment lawyer with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. You can be dismissed for any reason, but if the employer does not have just cause then you would be owed severance, which could be significant. Refusing to take a pay cut, if it is a large pay cut, would not constitute just cause. Please email me at jon.pinkus@stlawyers.ca and we can discuss this in further detail. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.