Add Comment Question: Can you legally be fired for not going into an on call shift Answer: Thank you for your question. My name is Jon Pinkus and I am an employment lawyer with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. An employer can terminate your employment for any reason, as long as they pay you your proper severance. If they do not pay you your severance, they will need to establish that your absence from work constituted "just cause". Depending on your disciplinary history and the nature of the absence, this will likely not rise to the level of just cause. Therefore, you could be owed compensation and I recommend that you email me at jon.pinkus@stlawyers.ca so that we may discuss your situation in more 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.