Add Comment Question: Can I fire someone for lieing but not braking any rules or policies Answer: Thank you for your question. My name is Jon Pinkus, and I am an employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. I frequently advise employers faced with this exact situation and so I would recommend that you get in touch with me. You should know that as an employer you almost always have the right to fire your employees, but the question will become whether you owe them severance. If the employee in question lied about something significant or has a history of dishonesty, you may in fact have cause for dismissal and not owe any severance. But I will not be able to give you a firm answer about that until we discuss your situation in more detail. So please email me at Jon.pinkus@stlawyers.ca and we will set up a convenient time to chat. 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.