Add Comment Question: Hello, My wife works/worked for a franchise for about 2 years. Their franchise was put on the market for a sale. I was looking for franchise business opportunities for the last couple of years and I have requested more information about the listing as it seem to match the place where my wife has worked -with the intent to purchase the Franchise. I only told my after the fact and did not think of it much as I was simply interested in potentially purchasing this business since she already worked there - it would make it simpler for transition. After my request for additional information (through a business broker) I was told that the business was already sold conditionally - however the very next day they have Terminated my wife with a cause. I feel really bad as this was not her fault and the reason they provided was Conflict of Interest and trying to purchase a competitive franchise. My wife has not requested any information and was only aware after the fact about my inquiry. I did not sign any agreements with the franchise to forbid me from inquiring about potential purchases. In this case I was interested in the same franchise were my wife already worked as the description of the location matched perfectly. Can they terminate her with Cause as she did nothing wrong. As her husband I did not realize that I am forbidden to even inquire about potential purchases - seems/sounds very restrictive and hard to believe. I feel like she should not be terminated without a warning because I was unwittingly somehow "violating "her franchise agreement where employees cannot purchase franchise. I am not even sure if she can collect EI and feel very bad about it. Does she have any recourse ? Thank you Answer: Hello, It definitely sounds like your wife's employer does not have grounds to terminate her for cause and would be obligated to pay her termination entitlements. I highly recommend that you contact our office to schedule a consult with one of our lawyers to review this matter in more depth. 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.