In Poirier v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. 2006 BCSC 1138, the court noted that in order for breach of company policy to constitute just cause, the following requirements must be satisfied:

1. it has been distributed to employees;
2. it is known to the employee affected;
3. it is unambiguous;
4. it is consistently enforced by the company;
5. employees are warned that they will be dismissed should they breach the rule or policy;
6. it is reasonable; and,
7. the breach thereof is sufficiently serious to justify dismissal.