Difference between revisions of "Employment Law Issues (9:V)"
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Note that Reasonable Notice is concerned with a period of time, not an amount of money. A permanent part-time employee is entitled to the same notice as a full-time employee. The fact that the employment is part-time will be reflected in the amount of compensation, based on the amount of time the employee was actually working (Stuart v. Navigata Communications Ltd., 2007 BCSC 463 at para. 15) | Note that Reasonable Notice is concerned with a period of time, not an amount of money. A permanent part-time employee is entitled to the same notice as a full-time employee. The fact that the employment is part-time will be reflected in the amount of compensation, based on the amount of time the employee was actually working (Stuart v. Navigata Communications Ltd., 2007 BCSC 463 at para. 15) | ||
Severance is generally awarded in a manner correlated to length of service. However, is some circumstances short service employees can be entitled to proportionally more severance. Senior level short term employees, particularly upper management employees, may be entitled to proportionally more severance than their more junior counterparts. An example of an extended severance period for short service employees is found in Chapple v. Big Bay Landing Ltd. (Inc. No. 0764163), 2018 BCSC 1666, where the employee was 61 years old, and had worked as a resort manager for less than two years. The Court awarded a nine month notice period. | Severance is generally awarded in a manner correlated to length of service. However, is some circumstances short service employees can be entitled to proportionally more severance. Senior level short term employees, particularly upper management employees, may be entitled to proportionally more severance than their more junior counterparts. An example of an extended severance period for short service employees is found in ''Chapple v. Big Bay Landing Ltd. (Inc. No. 0764163)'', 2018 BCSC 1666, where the employee was 61 years old, and had worked as a resort manager for less than two years. The Court awarded a nine month notice period. | ||
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